Sippe — meaning in English
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English meaning
- clan noun A large group of related families claiming descent from a common ancestor.
- family noun A group of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption, especially parents and their children.
- tribe noun A social group made up of related families or clans, often sharing language, culture, and territory.
Senses
Sippe is used for these senses in English:
- clan A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain.
- ethnic group A group of people who identify with one another, especially on the basis of ancestral, national, linguistic, cultural, historical or religious grounds.
- family A nuclear family: a mother and father who are married and cohabiting and their child or children.
- tribe A socially cohesive group of people within a society.
clan — full definition
- noun A large group of related families claiming descent from a common ancestor.
- noun Informally, any close-knit group bound by loyalty, such as an extended family or team.
family — full definition
- noun A group of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption, especially parents and their children.
- noun A group of related things classified together, such as a category in biology or a set of related languages.
- adjective Suitable for both children and adults.
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