how to pronounce clan

/klæn/

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clan is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of clan in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… do any of my clan cream thank you …”

meanings of clan

noun:

A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain.
A group of players who habitually play on the same team in multiplayer games.
Any group defined by family ties with some sort of political unity.
A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief.
A badger colony.

clan frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word clan occurs in english on average 4.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.