tribe

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Synonyms: trite, trine, trice, bribe, tripe, trife, trike, trib, trie, tride, trible

Antonyms: trite, trine, trice, bribe, tripe, trife, trike, trib, trie, tride, trible

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|history|anthropology}} An [[ethnic group]] larger than a [[band]] or [[clan]] (and which may contain clans) but smaller than a [[nation]] (and which in turn may constitute a nation with other tribes). The tribe is often the basis of ethnic identity.
2. {{lb|en|synecdoche}} A [[tribal]] nation or people.
3. {{lb|en|informal|pejorative}} A nation or people considered culturally primitive, as may be the case in Africa, Australia or [[Native America]].
4. {{senseid|en|type of informal community}} A [[social]]ly [[cohesive]] group of [[people]] within a [[society]].
5. A [[class]] or [[group]] of [[thing]]s.
6. {{lb|en|taxonomy}} A hierarchical rank between [[family]] and [[genus]].
7. A species or group of similar species of animal.
8. A group of affiliated [[Mardi Gras Indian]]s.
9. {{n-g|A [[collective noun]] for various animals.}}
10. {{lb|en|stock breeding}} A family of animals descended from some particular [[female]] [[progenitor]], through the female line.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[distribute]] into tribes or [[class]]es; to [[categorize]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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