tribe
Betekenis (Engels)
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- 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.
- A tribal nation or people.
- (informal) A nation or people considered culturally primitive, as may be the case in Africa, Australia or Native America.
- A socially cohesive group of people within a society.
- A class or group of things.
- A group of apes who live and work together.
- A hierarchical rank between family and genus.
- A group of affiliated Mardi Gras Indians.
- The collective noun for various animals.
- A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line.
Concepten
Synoniemen
federation of tribes
kin group
kinship group
line of descent
of the same kind
branch family
origin stock
by extension
erst
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/tɹaɪb/
Etymologie (Engels)
In summary
PIE word *tréyes From Middle English tribe, tribu, from Old French tribu, from Latin tribus. Doublet of tribus.
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