tribe
IPA: trˈaɪb
noun
- (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.
verb
- (transitive) To distribute into tribes or classes; to categorize.
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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.
- 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.
- 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.