Definition
A small village or hamlet, especially in Scotland or Ireland, typically built around a church or in a remote area.
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic 'clachan,' derived from 'clach' (stone), originally meaning a place of stones or a stone settlement. This reflects how Celtic communities built around natural stone formations.
Kelly Says
The clachan represents a crucial moment in how humans organized settlements—these small religious communities became the seeds of later villages. You can still visit clachans in the Scottish Highlands today!
Translations
ARالعربية
كلّخان
kal-khan
CACatalà
clachan
kla-chan
CSČeština
clachan
kla-chan
DEDeutsch
Clachan
kla-xan
ELΕλληνικά
κλαχάν
kla-han
ESEspañol
clachan
kla-khan
FRFrançais
clachan
kla-shan
HIहिन्दी
क्लाचान
kla-chan
HUMagyar
clachan
kla-chan
IDBahasa Indonesia
clachan
kla-chan
ITItaliano
clachan
kla-khan
MSBahasa Melayu
clachan
kla-chan
MYမြန်မာ
ကလာခံ
ka-la-khan
NLNederlands
clachan
kla-chan
PLPolski
clachan
kla-chan
PTPortuguês
clachan
kla-shan
RORomână
clachan
kla-chan
RUРусский
клахан
kla-khan
SVSvenska
clachan
kla-khan
SWKiswahili
clachan
kla-chan
TAதமிழ்
க்ளாச்சான்
kla-chan
TEతెలుగు
క్లాచాన్
kla-chan
TRTürkçe
clachan
kla-chan
UKУкраїнська
клахан
kla-khan
VITiếng Việt
clachan
kla-chan