English dictionary
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English noun: tribe | |||
| 1. | tribe (group) a social division of (usually preliterate) people | ||
| Synonyms | folk | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | social group | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | phyle | ||
| Member holonym | moiety | ||
| 2. | tribe (group) a federation (as of American Indians) | ||
| Synonyms | federation of tribes | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | nation | ||
| Member holonym | Maya, Mayan, Nahuatl, Olmec | ||
| Domain region | America, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA | ||
| 3. | tribe (group) (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Bambuseae, Bovini, tribe Bambuseae, tribe Bovini | ||
| Member meronym | family | ||
| Domain category | biological science, biology | ||
| 4. | tribe (group) group of people related by blood or marriage | ||
| Synonyms | clan, kin, kin group, kindred, kinship group | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | social group | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | family, family tree, family unit, folks, genealogy, mishpachah, mishpocha, totem, Tribes of Israel, Twelve Tribes of Israel | ||
| Member holonym | clan member, clansman, clanswoman, relation, relative, tribesman | ||
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