Clan or Clans may refer to:

• A clan, a group of people united by kinship and descent, which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor
• Clan (computer gaming)
• Clans in the fictional BattleTech universe
• Clans, a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes département, in France
• Clans, a commune of the Haute-Saône département, in France
• Clans, a prehistoric-themed German-style board game
• Clan, a British sports car manufacturer

(See also Klan, spelled with a "k".) A clan is a group of people united by kinship and descent, which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor. ... Kinship and descent is one of the major concepts of cultural anthropology. ... In computer and video gaming, a clan or guild is a group of players who regularly play together in a particular multiplayer game. ... The Clans of BattleTech were originally the self-exiled remnants of the Star League army, after Amaris the Usurper brought about the downfall of the Star League. ... The commune (in French: commune, word appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common) is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... Alpes_Maritimes is a département in the extreme southeast corner of France. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties. ... Haute-Saône is a French département, named after the Saône River. ... Prehistory (Greek words προ = before and ιστορία = history) is the period of human history prior to the advent of writing (which marks the beginning of recorded history). ... German-style board games, also known as Euro games, designer games, family strategy games or hobby board games, are family games designed to appeal simultaneously to older children and adults. ... The Clan Crusader was a fibreglass monocoque British sports car using a rear mounted 875cc Sunbeam Imp Sport engine. ... KLAN or Klan can mean:- The Ku Klux Klan. ...