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Definition of Tribe
1. Noun. A social division of (usually preliterate) people.
Generic synonyms: Social Group
Member holonyms: Moiety
Specialized synonyms: Phyle
Derivative terms: Tribal
2. Noun. A federation (as of American Indians).
Generic synonyms: Nation
Geographical relationships: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa
Member holonyms: Maya, Mayan, Nahuatl, Olmec
Derivative terms: Tribal
3. Noun. (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily.
Category relationships: Biological Science, Biology
Generic synonyms: Taxon, Taxonomic Category, Taxonomic Group
Group relationships: Family
4. Noun. Group of people related by blood or marriage.
Generic synonyms: Social Group
Specialized synonyms: Mishpachah, Mishpocha, Family, Family Unit, Folks, Family Tree, Genealogy, Totem, Tribes Of Israel, Twelve Tribes Of Israel
Member holonyms: Relation, Relative, Clan Member, Clansman, Clanswoman, Tribesman
Derivative terms: Kin, Kinship, Kindred, Tribal
Definition of Tribe
1. n. A family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same progenitor, and kept distinct, as in the case of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of Jacob.
2. v. t. To distribute into tribes or classes.
Definition of Tribe
1. Noun. A socially, ethnically, and politically cohesive group of people. ¹
2. Noun. (anthropology) A society larger than a band but smaller than a state. ¹
3. Noun. The collective noun for various animals. ¹
4. Noun. (taxonomy) A hierarchal rank between family and genus. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tribe
1. a group of people sharing a common ancestry, language, and culture [n -S]
Medical Definition of Tribe
1.
To distribute into tribes or classes. "Our fowl, fish, and quadruped are well tribed." (Abp. Nicolson)
1. A family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same progenitor, and kept distinct, as in the case of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of Jacob. "The Lion of the tribe of Juda." "A wealthy Hebrew of my tribe." (Shak)
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