Tribe

/tɹaɪb/

The meaning and definition of Tribe, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. (stock breeding) A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line.
    “the Duchess tribe of shorthorns”
  2. A socially, ethnically, or politically cohesive group of people.
verb
  1. To distribute into tribes or classes; to categorize.

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