tribal

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin tribālis. By surface analysis, tribe +‎ -al, first attested in the 1630s.[1][2][3][4]

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Adjective

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tribal (comparative more tribal, superlative most tribal)

  1. Of or relating to tribes.
    social order through tribal law
  2. Based on or organized according to tribes.
    a tribal society

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Noun

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tribal (plural tribals)

  1. A design or image that has been influenced by indigenous peoples; especially such a tattoo.
  2. (India) A member of a tribe.
    • 1983, Human Science: Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India, page 141:
      This right had been accepted by relative tribals but misobeyed and effaced by non-tribals and foreign peasants.
    • 2018, Vaijayanta Anand, Geeta Balakrishnan, Purnima George, Community Practices in India: Lessons from the Grassroots, page 66:
      [] the legendary Adivasi leader Jaipal Singh Munda who came to represent the tribals not just of his native plateau, but also of all of India []

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References

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  1. ^ tribal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  2. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
  3. ^ tribal”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  4. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “tribal”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Catalan

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tribal m or f (masculine and feminine plural tribals)

  1. (relational) tribe; tribal (of or pertaining to tribes)
  2. tribal (based on or organized according to tribes)
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Cebuano

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Etymology

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Similar vowel sounds of bright and tribe. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

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tribal

  1. bright; having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent

French

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Etymology

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From tribu +‎ -al, possibly influenced by English tribal.

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Adjective

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tribal (feminine tribale, masculine plural tribals or tribaux, feminine plural tribales)

  1. tribal
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Galician

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɾiˈbal/ [t̪ɾiˈβ̞ɑɫ]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: tri‧bal

Adjective

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tribal m or f (plural tribais)

  1. tribal (of or pertaining to tribes)
  2. tribal (based on or organized according to tribes)
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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French tribal or from tribo (tribe) +‎ -al (of or relating to).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾiˈbal/ [tɾiˈβaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾiˈba.li/ [tɾiˈβa.li]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: tri‧bal

Adjective

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tribal m or f (plural tribais)

  1. tribal

References

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  1. ^ tribal”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French tribal. Equivalent to trib +‎ -al.

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tribal m or n (feminine singular tribală, masculine plural tribali, feminine and neuter plural tribale)

  1. tribal

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɾiˈbal/ [t̪ɾiˈβ̞al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: tri‧bal

Adjective

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tribal m or f (masculine and feminine plural tribales)

  1. tribal (of or relating to tribes)
  2. tribal (based on or organized according to tribes)
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