A group of families related by blood or marriage, especially in Scotland and Ireland; also refers to the white supremacist hate group.
From Scottish Gaelic 'clann' meaning family or children. The word describes family groups in Scottish Highlands. The hate group adopted this term in 1866.
The word 'clan' is beautiful—it means family in Scottish Gaelic—but it got weaponized when a hate group stole the name in 1865, showing how the same word can be used for completely opposite purposes.
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