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Clan vs Phyle - What's the difference?

clan | phyle |

As nouns the difference between clan and phyle

is that clan is while phyle is (historical) a local division of the people in ancient athens; a clan; a tribe.

clan

English

(wikipedia clan)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anthropology) A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief.
  • A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain
  • Any association of people behaving clannishly.
  • (video games) A group of players who habitually play on the same team in multiplayer games.
  • A badger colony.

    • Derived terms

    * clannish * matriclan * patriclan

    Descendants

    * Dutch: (l) * German: (l)

    phyle

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun) (wikipedia phyle)
  • (historical) A local division of the people in ancient Athens; a clan; a tribe.
    • (Webster 1913)