n.[C]

1. 氏族；部落
2. 家族，親族；宗族
   He's from the Campbell clan.

   他是坎貝爾家族的人。

3. （由共同利益結合的）幫派，集團
   All the higher-grade engineers have formed a little clan of their own.

   所有的高級工程師組成了他們自己的小團體。

4. 【生】族；綱

n.

1. a close-knit group of interrelated families, especially in the Scottish Highlands.
2. a group with a strong common interest.