tribe

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French tribu, from Latin tribus.

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aɪb

[edit] Noun

tribe (plural tribes)

1. A socially, ethnically, and politically cohesive group of people.
2. (anthropology) A society larger than a band but smaller than a state.
3. The collective noun for various animals.
4. (taxonomy) A hierarchal rank between family and genus.

[edit] Derived terms

• tribal
• tribelet

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• ethnic
• Appendix:Collective nouns