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clachan

[ klah-khuhn, kla- ]

noun

, Scot., Irish.
  1. a small village or hamlet.


clachan

/ ˈklaxən; ˈklæ- /

noun

  1. dialect.
    a small village; hamlet


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Word History and Origins

Origin of clachan1

1375–1425; late Middle English ( Scots ) < Scots Gaelic, equivalent to clach stone + -an diminutive suffix

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Word History and Origins

Origin of clachan1

C15: from Scottish Gaelic: probably from clach stone

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Example Sentences

And she bade us finish our meat, get clear of the clachan as soon as might be, and lie close in the bit wood on the sea beach.

And she bade us finish our meat, get clear of the clachan as soon as might be, and lie close in the bit wood on the sea-beach.

But dad iss not at home this afternoon—he went the clachan-way with your father—but he will be disappointed to hef missed you.'

These men were, he said, friends of the Chief and had come up on his assurance to meet him at the Clachan of Aberfoil.

Betty had a feminine dislike of argument; arguments in the clachan were generally the prelude to blows.

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