tribe (tr b)n. 1. A unit of sociopolitical organization consisting of a number of families, clans, or other groups who share a common ancestry and culture and among whom leadership is typically neither formalized nor permanent. 2. A political, ethnic, or ancestral division of ancient states and cultures, especially: a. Any of the three divisions of the ancient Romans, namely, the Latin, Sabine, and Etruscan. b. Any of the 12 divisions of ancient Israel. c. A phyle of ancient Greece. 3. A group of people sharing an occupation, interest, or habit: a tribe of graduate students. 4. Informal A large family. 5. Biology A taxonomic category placed between a subfamily and a genus or between a suborder and a family and usually containing several genera. [Middle English, from Old French tribu, from Latin tribus, division of the Roman people, perhaps of Etruscan origin or possibly from tri-, three; see trei- in Indo-European roots.] |
tribe [traɪb]
n
1. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) a social division of a people, esp of a preliterate people, defined in terms of common descent, territory, culture, etc.
2. (Historical Terms) an ethnic or ancestral division of ancient cultures, esp of one of the following
a. any of the three divisions of the ancient Romans, the Latins, Sabines, and Etruscans
b. one of the later political divisions of the Roman people
c. any of the 12 divisions of ancient Israel, each of which was named after and believed to be descended from one of the 12 patriarchs
d. a phyle of ancient Greece
3. Informal often jocular
a. a large number of persons, animals, etc.
b. a specific class or group of persons
c. a family, esp a large one
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a subfamily
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Stockbreeding a strain of animals descended from a common female ancestor through the female line
[from Latin tribus; probably related to Latin trēs three]
tribeless adj
Tribe a number or company of persons or animals; a social group containing a number of families.
Examples: tribe of children, 1835; of critics, 1843; of chronical diseases, 1744; of goats—Brewer; of medicines, 1822; of nieces, 1909; of vulgar politicians, 1796; of savages; of snails and worms, 1731; of sparrows; of whales, 1820.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  tribe - a social division of (usually preliterate) peoplesocial group - people sharing some social relation moiety - one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe phyle - a tribe of ancient Athenians |
| 2. |  tribe - a federation (as of American Indians)nation - a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation" U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 Maya, Mayan - a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy; "Mayans had a system of writing and an accurate calendar" Nahuatl - a member of any of various Indian peoples of central Mexico Olmec - a member of an early Mesoamerican civilization centered around Veracruz that flourished between 1300 and 400 BC | |
| 3. | tribe - (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily Bovini, tribe Bovini - term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms family - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family" Bambuseae, tribe Bambuseae - bamboos | |
| 4. |  tribe - group of people related by blood or marriagesocial group - people sharing some social relation mishpachah, mishpocha - (Yiddish) the entire family network of relatives by blood or marriage (and sometimes close friends); "she invited the whole mishpocha" family unit, family - primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family" folks - your parents; "he wrote to his folks every day" family tree, genealogy - successive generations of kin totem - a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object Tribes of Israel, Twelve Tribes of Israel - twelve kin groups of ancient Israel each traditionally descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob relative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey" tribesman - someone who lives in a tribe |
tribe
Translations
tribe [traɪb] N (Anthropology, Zool) → tribu f (fig) (= family) → familia f (pej) (= group) → tribu f, pandilla f, horda f
n tribe [traib]
1 a race of people, or a family, who are all descended from the same ancestor the tribes of Israel. stam عِرْق ، قَبيلَه род kmen stamme der Stamm φυλή tribu hõim طایفه suku tribu שֶבֶט जन जाति narod (nép)törzs suku bangsa ættflokkur/-bálkur, ætt, kynkvísl tribù, genia 種族 종족 giminė, gentis cilts puak stam stamme, klan, familie plemię neam поколение; колено kmeň pleme pleme []stam, släkt เชื้อชาติ soy, boy 宗族 клан; коліно قبيلہ bộ lạc 宗族
2 a group of families, especially of a primitive or wandering people, ruled by a chief the desert tribes of Africa. stam مَجْموعَة عائِلات، قَبيلَه племе kmen stamme der Stamm φυλή tribu suguharu قبیله heimo tribu שֶבֶט समुदाय pleme törzs suku bangsa ættflokkur tribù 部族 부족 gentis cilts puak stam folkeferd plemię trib племя kmeň pleme pleme infödingsstam ตระกูล kabile, aşiret 部落 плем'я قبائلي خاندان bộ lạc 部落
adj tribal
of a tribe or tribes tribal lands/customs; the tribal system. stamagtig قَبَلي племенен kmenový stamme- Stammes-... φυλετικός tribal hõimu- قبیله ای heimo- tribal שִבטִי जनजातीय plemenski törzsi kesukuan ættar- tribale 部族の 부족의 giminės, genties, gentinis cilšu-; cilts- puak stam{#169} stamme-, klan- plemienny tribal племенной kmeňový plemenski plemenski stam-, släkt- เกี่ยวกับชนเผ่า kabileye ait 部落的 родовий, племінний قبيلے کا thuộc bộ tộc 部落的
n tribesman [ˈtraibz-]
a man who belongs to a tribe an African tribesman. stamlid أحَد أفْراد القَبيلَه член на племе člen kmenu stammemedlem der/die Stammesangehörige μέλος φυλής miembro de una tribu hõimuliige قبیله نشین heimon miesjäsen membre d'une (de la) tribu אִיש שֶבֶט आदिवासी član plemena törzstag anggota suku maður af tilteknum ættbálki (membro di una tribù) 部族民 부족민, 원주민 gentainis cilts loceklis anggota puak stamlid stammemedlem członek plemienia membru al unui trib соплеменник člen kmeňa član plemena pripadnik plemena stammedlem ชาวเขา kabile üyesi, aşiret ferdi 部落的一員，同族人 член роду, родич قبيلے کا آدمي người của bộ lạc 部落的一员，同族人
tribe → قبيلة kmen stamme Volksstamm φυλή tribu heimo tribu pleme tribù 部族 부족 stam stamme plemię tribo племя stam เผ่า kabile bộ tộc 部落
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