tribe

IPA: trˈaɪb

(history, anthropology) An ethnic group larger than a band or clan (and which may contain clans) but smaller than a nation (and which in turn may be contained within a nation). The tribe is often the basis of ethnic identity.
(synecdoche) A tribal nation or people.
(derogatory) A nation or people in an area considered culturally primitive, such as Africa, Australia or Native America.
A socially cohesive group of people within a society.
A class or group of things.
(zoology) A group of apes who live and work together.
(taxonomy) A hierarchal rank between family and genus.
A group of affiliated Mardi Gras Indians.
The collective noun for various animals.
(stock breeding) A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line.
A surname.

Examples of "tribe" in Sentences

He was the chieftain of the tribe.
The identity of the tribe is doubtful.
It is in the tribe Eupatorieae of the aster family.
But I was using the term tribe the way she seems to.
The tribes had to capture the opposing team's pillows.
In the forest, the team is captured by some ferocious tribes.
'Carphephorus' is in the tribe Eupatorieae of the aster family.
The monastery became the spiritual focus of the tribe or kin group.
In 1800, the tribe began coalescing into northern and southern groups.
TREABHACH, pertaitiing to a tribe, or family; or one of the fame tribe*
Eupatorieae is a tribe of over 2000 species of plants in the aster family.
The music and dance style of the tribes also reflect the nature of the tribes.
I can trust that my tribe is alive and well, and will forgive me (even love me for) my imperfections.
Tribal Council 1: The Floor: "This tribe is all about winning," said Marty, oblivious to the fact that this tribe is all about getting him out.
Economy was a part of her nature, and besides that she meant to show them that she was perfectly independent of the whole tribe; the _tribe_ and _them_ referring to the hired girls alone, for she knew no one else in town.
Airportman said that in Hsiaoliin village, the Siraya tribe is almost vanished; now everything is buried in the mud: the temples, the Daman tribe culture and the night ceremony the tribe tried to revive in the past few decades.