tribe
/tɹaɪb/
noun
🇬🇧 UK
/tɹaɪb/
🇺🇸 US
/tɹaɪb/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · noun
A socially, ethnically, or politically cohesive group of people.
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Meaning 2 · noun
A society larger than a band but smaller than a state.
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Meaning 3 · noun
A group of apes who live and work together.
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Meaning 4 · noun
A hierarchal rank between family and genus.
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Meaning 5 · noun
The collective noun for various animals.
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Meaning 6 · noun
(stock breeding) A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line.
“the Duchess tribe of shorthorns”
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Meaning 7 · verb
To distribute into tribes or classes; to categorize.
How this word is used
- Everyday “the Duchess tribe of shorthorns”
- Academic “In academic writing, “tribe” can carry a precise technical sense.”
- Business “In business contexts, “tribe” should be used only when the meaning is unambiguous.”
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