Defenition of the word tribe
Defenition of the word tribe
Group of people linked by the same linguistic and cultural traditions that usually live far from urban areas and practice their own legal rules and have their own political system.
group of people related by blood or marriage
(biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily
a federation (as of American Indians)
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
Synonyms for the word tribe
clan
federation of tribes
folk
kin
kin group
kindred
kinship group
Meronymys for the word tribe
clan member
clansman
clanswoman
family
Maya
Mayan
moiety
Nahuatl
relation
relative
tribesman
Hyponyms for the word tribe
Bambuseae
Bovini
family
family tree
family unit
folks
genealogy
mishpachah
mishpocha
phyle
totem
tribe Bambuseae
tribe Bovini
Tribes of Israel
Twelve Tribes of Israel
Hypernyms for the word tribe
nation
social group
taxon
taxonomic category
taxonomic group
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