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extended family

A joint family is a traditional family structure where multiple generations, like grandparents, parents, and children, live together under one roof
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extended family

Summary

extended family ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,209 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • extended family is a type of family[2].
  • extended family's Commons category is recorded as Families[3].
  • extended family is the opposite of immediate family[4].
  • extended family's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Families[5].
  • extended family's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[6].

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Definition and Type

extended family is a type of family[2]. It is the opposite of immediate family[4].

Why It Matters

extended family ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,209 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). extended family. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/extended-family
MLA “extended family.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/extended-family.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_extended-family_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{extended family}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/extended-family}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Subclass of → family
    Topic's main category → Category:Families
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → didzioji-seima-1
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 11752, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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