tribe

[US]/traɪb/
[UK]/traɪb/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a group of people, families, or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties

Example Sentences

the tribe of politicians

a tribe of graduate students.

an outburst against the whole tribe of theoreticians.

the wild tribes from the north.

Our tribe is under a curse.

The tribe's development was more primitive than that of their neighbours.

Nomadic tribes wander these deserts.

the tribe was flimflammed out of its land.

Of the tribe of Joseph, that is of the family of Manasseh, Gaddi, the son of Susi.

Some African tribes scarify their faces.

Each Ojibwa tribe was divided into migratory bands.

The two tribes lived in concord.

Many of the tribe's customs and rituals are as old as the hills.

The tribes rebelled against the government.

Wild tribes still inhabit part of the Philippines.

some tribes buzzed a few spears at us.

the Hellenic tribes were derived from the Aryan stem.

Several tribes allied to fend off the invaders.

The Franks were originally a loose confederation of Germanic tribes.

tribes of children playing under the watchful eyes of nurses.

Real-world Examples

The African countries hoped to civilize all primitive tribes.

Source: Four-level vocabulary frequency weekly plan

M'Baku leading the Jabari tribe in Battle.

Source: Selected Film and Television News

The Samburu and the Maasai are brother tribes.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

The markets bring the mountain tribes together.

Source: Beautiful China

We affect each other, just like Easter Island's 11 tribes.

Source: Global Slow English

The general area passed hands many times between large and small nomadic tribes.

Source: Popular Science Essays

Look at that. Wampanoag tribe member Melissa Costa oversees the exhibit.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

You are the TED tribe, yeah? But you have to remember that compliment.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2015 Compilation

In fact, hobbits are here still a tribe of nomadic creatures called Harfoots.

Source: Selected English short passages

When Yellowstone was designated a national park the native American tribes were chased out.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

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