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clachan

noun

  1. type of small village or settlement
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Pronunciation: /ˈklæx(ə)n/ / /ˈklæk(ə)n/ / /ˈklax(ɪ)n/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Scottish Gaelic clachanbor. English clachan Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic clachan.

  1. A small village or hamlet, especially in the Highlands or Western Scotland.

    “‘Now, Penpunt, you may tell me all that passed between you and the wives of the clachan.’”

    “But if you looked south in the dusty forenoon or at hot midday, you saw the far-off glimmer of a white road, the roofs of the ugly little clachan of Kilmaclavers, and the rigging of the fine new kirk of Threepdaidle.”