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tribe

noun verb

A socially, ethnically, or politically cohesive group of people.

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
T
Ends with
E
Contains
RI
Scrabble score
7
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

/tɹaɪb/ /tɹaɪb/

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. A socially, ethnically, or politically cohesive group of people.

  2. A society larger than a band but smaller than a state.

  3. A group of apes who live and work together.

  4. A hierarchal rank between family and genus.

  5. The collective noun for various animals.

  6. (stock breeding) A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line.

    “the Duchess tribe of shorthorns”

verb

  1. To distribute into tribes or classes; to categorize.

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Example Sentences

the Duchess tribe of shorthorns
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