Meanings
adjectivemulticlan (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to more than one clan.
Part of the problem is that the transitional government does not act like the multiclan outfit envisioned by the United Nations.
2007 July 16, Jeffrey Gettleman, “Somalia Reconciliation Conference Opens, but Soon Stalls”, in New York Times
Origin
From multi- + clan. Piecewise doublet of multiplant.
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multiclan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiclan
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“multiclan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiclan. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multiclan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiclan.
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