Tribe
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English
Noun
Tribe (plural Tribes)- A socially, ethnically, and politically cohesive group of people.
- (anthropology) A society larger than a band but smaller than a state.
- The collective noun for various animals.
- (taxonomy) A hierarchal rank between family and genus.
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Adjectives for Tribe
beaten; finny; kindred; rebellious; malignant; predatory; cervine; hostile; crushed; pastoral; illustrious; sylvan; scattered (pi); swarming (pi); cognate; barbarian; unfriendly; neighboring; scaly; contemptible perishing; indolent; wandering; protected aboriginal; feline; feathered; unlearned thriftless; primitive; unnumbered (pi) ; invisible; swarthy; powerful; fierce; native carnivorous.
Verbs for Tribe
affiliate with—; ban from—; band in—; cement—; evolve from—; exterminate—; father—; found—; head—; inflame—; mobilize—; muster—; perpetuate—; scatter—; unite—; weld—s; —expands; —multiplies; —ostracizes; —prospers; —survives; — thrives; —vanishes; —wanes.
Thesaurus
age group, animal kingdom, band, battalion, bevy, biotype, blood, body, branch, brand, breed, brigade, brood, bunch, cabal, cast, caste, character, clan, class, clique, cohort, color, company, complement, contingent, corps, coterie, covey, crew, crowd, deme, denomination, description, designation, detachment, detail, division, dynasty, ethnic group, faction, family, feather, fleet, folk, form, gang, genotype, genre, gens, genus, grain, group, grouping, groupment, house, ilk, in-group, junta, kidney, kin, kind, kindred, kingdom, label, line, lineage, lot, make, manner, mark, matriclan, mob, mold, movement, nation, nature, number, order, out-group, outfit, pack, party, patriclan, pedigree, peer group, people, persuasion, phalanx, phratry, phyle, phylum, plant kingdom, platoon, posse, race, regiment, salon, section, seed, sept, series, set, shape, sort, species, squad, stable, stamp, stem, stirps, stock, strain, string, stripe, style, subclass, subfamily, subgenus, subkingdom, suborder, subspecies, subtribe, superclass, superfamily, superorder, superspecies, team, the like of, the likes of, totem, troop, troupe, type, variety, wing
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French tribu, from Latin tribus.
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