clachan

[ klah-khuhn, kla- ]

noun

, Scot., Irish.

1. a small village or hamlet.

clachan

/ ˈklaxən; ˈklæ- /

noun

1. dialect.
   a small village; hamlet

Word History and Origins

Origin of clachan¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of clachan¹

C15: from Scottish Gaelic: probably from clach stone

Example Sentences

As well as a clan banquet, the event included a visit to Hanna's Close, a clachan of traditional houses, which has been in place in Aughnahoory just outside Kilkeel since the 1640s.

From BBC

Alan Cameron was travelling in a black Renault Clio at about 21:00 on Sunday when the crash happened between Ardgenavan and Clachan.

From BBC

Police Scotland said the accident, which involved a black Renault Clio, happened at about 21:00 on Sunday between Ardgenavan and Clachan.

From BBC

A video screen above Lizzie Clachan’s realistic set reveals live shots of the singers, sometimes close-ups of them onstage, sometimes in rooms or places not seen onstage.

From Los Angeles Times

Stone favors near-constant motion onstage, and for this “Lucia,” Lizzie Clachan has designed a perpetually rotating and transforming little town, its structures collapsed into and overlapping one another, like a Cubist sculpture.

From New York Times