gēns meaning in English — clan, family, gentile

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.
gentile adj Not Jewish.
nation noun A large group of people who share a common history, culture, language, or identity, often but not always tied to a specific country.
people noun Human beings in general, or the men, women and children of a particular group, place or nation.
race noun A contest to see who is fastest at reaching a goal.

gēns is used for these senses in English:

clan A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain.
gens (Ancient Rome, historical) A legally defined unit of Roman society, being a collection of people related through a common ancestor by birth, marriage or adoption, possibly over many generations, and sharing the same nomen gentilicium.
gentile (Judaism) A non-Jewish person.
nation (collective) A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
people a body of persons considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.
people A person's ancestors, relatives or family.
race A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.

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.

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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