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    tribe
    /trʌɪb/

    noun

    • 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: "indigenous Indian tribes" Similar ethnic grouppeopleracenation
    • 2. a taxonomic category that ranks above genus and below family or subfamily, usually ending in -ini (in zoology) or -eae (in botany).

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  2. study.com › academy › lessonWhat is a Tribe? | Tribe Concept, Characteristics & Examples

    Nov 21, 2023 · In general, a tribe is a group of people who live together and share a common language, culture, or history. Tribes often have a common ancestor and live in their own...

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › TribeTribe - Wikipedia

    Tribes of Madhya Pradesh, India. Men of the Shkreli tribe at the feast of Saint Nicholas at Bzheta in Shkreli territory, Albania, 1908. The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology.

  4. www.britannica.com › topic › tribe-anthropologyTribe | Indigenous Societies, Hunter-Gatherers & Nomadic ...

    tribe, in anthropology, a notional form of human social organization based on a set of smaller groups (known as bands), having temporary or permanent political integration, and defined by traditions of common descent, language, culture, and ideology.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTRIBE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a group of people, often of related families, who live together, sharing the same language, culture, and history, especially those who do not live in towns or cities: a tribe of Amazonian Indians. the Masai tribe. informal. a large family or other group that someone belongs to:

  6. www.nytimes.com › 13 › t-magazineWhat Is a Tribe? - The New York Times

    Apr 13, 2020 · What Is a Tribe? Human culture as we know it is still defined by the power of. collective identity, the people we seek out to call our own. By Ligaya Mishan. April 13, 2020. Share full...

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tribeTribe Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of TRIBE is a social group composed chiefly of numerous families, clans, or generations having a shared ancestry and language. How to use tribe in a sentence.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › tribeTRIBE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Tribe definition: any group of people, typically a subdivision of a nation or an ethnic group, that is united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, shared customs and traditions, recognition of the same leader or leaders, etc.; a group of related clans. See examples of TRIBE used in a sentence.