Word: Tribe
How to pronounce: traɪb
Noun
Definitions:
1. A social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader.
Example sentences: "Indigenous Indian tribes"
2. A taxonomic category that ranks above genus and below family or subfamily, usually ending in -ini (in zoology) or -eae (in botany).
Example sentences: "A broad investigation was initiated into the floral development of 30 taxa out of 15 tribes, focussing on the initiation of bracteoles and on the sequence of sepal initiation."
Synonyms:
kindred
family
lineage
kin
clan
nation
race
people
folk
Derivations:
tribesman
tribalism
tribal
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Tribe in Other Languages...
Spanish: Tribu
German: Stamm
French: Tribu
Italian: Tribù
Turkish: Kabile
