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tribe

noun

plural tribes
1
a
: a social group composed chiefly of numerous families, clans, or generations having a shared ancestry and language
b
: a political division of the Roman people originally representing one of the three original tribes of ancient Rome
c
: phyle
2
: a group of persons having a common character, occupation, or interest
3
: a category of taxonomic classification ranking below a subfamily
also : a natural group irrespective of taxonomic rank
the cat tribe
the rose tribe

Example Sentences

a tribe of artists with wild hair and casual manners the wedding joined the two tribes together
Recent Examples on the Web The title to the land will be held in the name of the Oglala Sioux tribe. Stephen Groves, ajc, 10 Sep. 2022 David Lewis, a tribal historian, suggested renaming it Mount Halo, after Chief Halito, leader of the Yoncalla Kalapuya tribe, who had lived some 20 miles from the mountain. Michelle Harris, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2022 Difficult members of the tribe may have been expelled and would have stood less chance of surviving independently. Danielle Pender, refinery29.com, 30 Aug. 2022 The effort was all in preparation to launch the tule boats into the San Diego Bay Saturday afternoon as part of Kumeyaay Community College’s mission to revitalize the language, history and culture of the tribe. San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 Robin Trehern, matriarch and heart of the Trehern tribe, passed away May 21 at the family’s home in Saraland. Evan Dudley, al, 26 Aug. 2022 Members of the Wampanoag tribe came bearing food to share. Taylor Murphy, Good Housekeeping, 25 Aug. 2022 Possibly excepting the slaughter of the male members of the Jewish Banu Qurayza tribe, no action has caused more heartburn among Islamic commentators. Reuel Marc Gerecht, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 The philosophy of the project, as opposed to previous historical studies, is respect for the culture and sovereignty of the tribe. Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin tribus, a division of the Roman people, tribe

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of tribe was in the 14th century

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