tribal
IPA: trˈaɪbʌɫ
noun
- A design or image that has been influenced by indigenous peoples; especially such a tattoo.
- (India) A member of a tribe.
adjective
- Of or relating to tribes.
- Based on or organized according to tribes.
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Examples of "tribal" in Sentences
- Egbesu is the tribal god of the Kolokuma.
- The Chinese are tribal, people of the ear.
- It was in the tribal territorial allotment.
- The man was pleased with the act of the tribal boy.
- This led to the alienation of the lands held by the tribals.
- It was in the tribal territorial allotment of the tribe of Gad.
- Illiteracy and the exploitation of the tribal people were rife.
- The tribal peoples there were related to the Tibetans of the Amdo.
- It represents the beliefs and lifestyle of the tribal people of the region.
- It is unsupported by books and by the tribal heritage of the people themselves.
- Each of these identities creates what I call a tribal information boundary (TIB).
- So tribal is British politics that a non-partisan response to this predicament is near impossible.
- They will also deal with Pakistan's military response to militants in tribal areas in the country's north.
- I really thought Parvati had swung the votes away from Courtney, but that was really the only surprise in tribal council.
- U.S. officials say they hope the new aid could effectively eliminate Pakistan's objections that it doesn't have the equipment needed to launch more operations in tribal areas.
- In one version, Alexander used what he describes as a tribal drum beat to represent the rotation of the sun, and he layered the voice of a singer (his sister) to represent the charge state of carbon atoms, for example.
- But they also have made clear to Pakistani officials they expect tangible results, and they threatened that current cash payments to Pakistan could be reduced if things don't improve in tribal areas such as North Waziristan.
- The way we use the word tribal here communicates what the majority of people about 75 percent have in common: they are usually most successful and satisfied working with and through other people as members of an organization, group, or “tribe.”
- So now, they have very safe sanctuaries in Pakistan, which is doing virtually nothing to stop them from organizing to fight in Afghanistan, and they're also benefiting from what you referred to as tribal conflict in northern Afghanistan, which shows that the government is not coherent.
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