English > kin: 3 senses > noun 2, group| Meaning | group of people related by blood or marriage. |
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| Synonyms | kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe |
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| Members | clansman, clanswoman, clan member | A member of a clan |
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| relative, relation | A person related by blood or marriage |
| tribesman | someone who lives in a tribe |
| Narrower | Tribes of Israel, Twelve Tribes of Israel | Twelve kin groups of ancient Israel each traditionally descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob |
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| family, family unit | primary social group |
| folks | Your parents |
| genealogy, family tree | successive generations of kin |
| mishpocha, mishpachah | (Yiddish) the entire family network of relatives by blood or marriage (and sometimes close friends) |
| totem | A clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object |
| Broader | social group | People sharing some social relation |
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| Spanish | clan, familia, saga, tribu |
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| Catalan | clan, familia, família, grup, nissaga, parentela, saga, tribu |
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| Adjectives | kin | related by blood |
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| Nouns | kinship | (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption |
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