clans is a form of:

Clan



noun
1.
(A group with a common ancestor, any group of people united by a common interest) កុលសម្ពន្ធ, ក្រុមអ្នកការពារប្រយោជន៍រួម
Example: Each Scottish clan has his own tartan.tribal clan បក្សសម្ព័ន្ធ, social clan បក្ស, ពួក, ក្រុម, ត្រកូល
Example: The Mac Gregor clan has its own tartan.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A tribe or collection of families, united under a chieftain, regarded as having the same common ancestor, and bearing the same surname; as, the clan of Macdonald.
2.
A clique; a sect, society, or body of persons; esp., a body of persons united by some common interest or pursuit; -- sometimes used contemptuously.
1.
brotherhood, fellowship, solidarity
2.
association, clan, fraternity, society
1.
discord, individual, opposition, strife