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tribe

/tɹaɪb/noun1 syllable

Tribe means: group of people related by blood or marriage.

Synonyms for tribe10

noun, as in group of people related by blood or marriage

kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan

noun, as in a social division of (usually preliterate) people

folk

noun, as in a federation (as of American Indians)

federation of tribes

also used for tribe

nation, ingroup, tribus

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What does tribe mean?4

noun

1

group of people related by blood or marriage

2

a social division of (usually preliterate) people

3

a federation (as of American Indians)

4

(biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with tribe?6

one syllable

vibebribescribe
Show 40 near rhymes
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Tribe in a sentence

  • In this tribe, the chieftain is elected by a majority vote.sabretou
  • The jungle was home to many indigenous tribes, who had lived there for generations.Amastan
  • The settlers maintained relatively peaceful relations with the local tribe.Amastan
  • Ziri has brought great shame on the tribe.Amastan
  • Members of that tribe settled along the river.U2FS
  • Members of the tribe settled down along the river.CK
  • A savage tribe lived there in those days.CM
  • The language of that tribe is as complex as any other human language.jakov

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Forms of tribe

as a noun

plural
tribes