clan war

Family group battle

Clan war refers to organized conflict between rival clans—family groups, tribal factions, or their modern gaming equivalents.

In mobile and online games, especially *Clash of Clans*, a clan war is a scheduled battle between two player groups competing for resources and rankings: Our clan war starts at midnight.

The term also applies to feuds between real-world extended families or criminal organizations, where violence passes between generations.

Related
  • tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
  • feudBitter ongoing rivalry
  • blood feudInherited cycle of retribution
  • allianceFormal union of parties
  • raidSudden armed incursion

territory · rivalry · bloodshed · conquest · battle · siege · faction · sworn enemy · warband · raiding party · banner · clash · vendetta · loyalty · chieftain · stronghold · plunder · honor

Categories
Opposites
inter-group conflict vs. harmony

clan wartribal unity

Cohesion within ancestral group

blood brotherhood · peace treaty · reconciliation · blood pact · confederation

scale/type of conflict

clan wartotal war

Conflict engaging entire nations

civil war · global conflict · duel

internal vs. external conflict

clan warforeign invasion

Military entry by outsiders

colonial war · war of conquest

Family

clan, war, clans, clansman, clansmen, clanswoman, clannish, clannishness, wars

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Negative · Rated PG