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 tribe tribe /ˈtraɪb/

noun

  1. Group of people related by blood or marriage  ( kin , kin group , kindred , clan , kinship group , tribe )
    group of people related by blood or marriage
  2. (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily  ( tribe )
    (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily
  3. A federation (as of American Indians)  ( federation of tribes , tribe )
    a federation (as of American Indians)
  4. A social division of (usually preliterate) people  ( tribe , folk )
    a social division of (usually preliterate) people