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Village vs Clan - What's the difference?

village | clan |

As nouns the difference between village and clan

is that village is a rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town while clan is a group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief.

village

Noun

(en noun)
  • A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.
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  • (British) A rural habitation that has a church, but no market.
  • (Australia) A planned community such as a retirement community or shopping district.
  • Derived terms

    * eco-village * global village * Olympic village * Potemkin village * village bicycle * village bike * village cart * village green * village idiot * villager

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    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)