tribe

(Engels)

Noun

1. 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. A tribal nation or people.
3. (derogatory, informal) A nation or people considered culturally primitive, as may be the case in Africa, Australia or Native America.
4. A socially cohesive group of people within a society.
5. A class or group of things.
6. A group of apes who live and work together.
7. A hierarchical rank between family and genus.
8. A group of affiliated Mardi Gras Indians.
9. The collective noun for various animals.
10. A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line.

Verb

To distribute into tribes or classes; to categorize.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/tɹaɪb/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: tribe

In summary

PIE word
*tréyes
From Middle English tribe, tribu, from Old French tribu, from Latin tribus. Doublet of tribus.

Sinonieme

clan

race

family

👪

folk

class

ethnic group

group

people

🧑‍🤝‍🧑

species

nation

caste

lineage

mob

flock

nationality

kindred

kin

bunch

collection

band

kinship group

family name

extended family

brood

community

kin group

federation of tribes

crowd

genus

herd

company

generation

colony

coalition

clutter

building

bed

🛏️

cluster

cloud

☁️

flight

✈️

field

brotherhood

battery

🔋

clamour

exaltation

circle

⭕

brace

ethnicity

chowder

ethnic

Vertalings

tribu

tribu

tribo

tribù

stam

Stamm

plemię

clan

Sippe

tribu

geslacht

👉👌

volksstam

قبيلة

φυλή

Volksstamm