page_title: Clan
hierarchical_section_title: Clan
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of Scottish highland clans and lowland families. Français&#160;: Carte des clans des highlands et des familles des lowlands écossais.
context_page_description: A clan is a group of people who – following a tradition – belong to the same kin. The word comes from the Gaelic language, and means 'family'. It is similar in meaning to the more general word tribe.
  In Europe, the best-known clans system is that in Scotland, which still has some effects today, especially in the Scottish Highlands and Islands. It existed before the land was unified under a Scottish king, and continued long afterwards. Clans also
  existed in Ireland
context_section_description: A clan is a group of people who – following a tradition – belong to the same kin. The word comes from the Gaelic language, and means 'family'. It is similar in meaning to the more general word tribe.
  In Europe, the best-known clans system is that in Scotland, which still has some effects today, especially in the Scottish Highlands and Islands. It existed before the land was unified under a Scottish king, and continued long afterwards. Clans also
  existed in Ireland
caption: Scottish clans
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