| NOUN | group | tribe, folk | a social division of (usually preliterate) people |
|---|---|---|---|
| group | tribe, federation of tribes | a federation (as of American Indians) | |
| group | tribe | (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily | |
| group | tribe, kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan | group of people related by blood or marriage |
| Sounds | tray'b | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ascribe ... vibe: 15 rhymes with ayb... | |
| Meaning | A social division of (usually preliterate) people. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | folk | |
| Members | moiety | One of two basic subdivisions of a tribe |
| Narrower | phyle | A tribe of ancient Athenians |
| Broader | social group | People sharing some social relation |
| Spanish | tribu | |
| Catalan | tribu | |
| Adjectives | intertribal | between or among tribes |
| tribal | relating to or characteristic of a tribe | |
| Meaning | A federation (as of American Indians). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | federation of tribes | |
| Members | Mayan, Maya | A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy |
| Nahuatl | A member of any of various Indian peoples of central Mexico | |
| Olmec | A member of an early Mesoamerican civilization centered around Veracruz that flourished between 1300 and 400 BC | |
| Region | United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean |
| Broader | nation | A federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes) |
| Spanish | confederación de tribus, tribu | |
| Catalan | tribu | |
| Adjectives | tribal | relating to or characteristic of a tribe |
| Meaning | (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
| Member of | family | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera |
| Narrower | Bambuseae, tribe Bambuseae | bamboos |
| Bovini, tribe Bovini | Term not used technically | |
| Broader | taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon | animal or plant group having natural relations |
| Spanish | tribu | |
| Catalan | tribu | |
| Meaning | group of people related by blood or marriage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan | |
| Members | clansman, clanswoman, clan member | A member of a clan |
| relative, relation | A person related by blood or marriage | |
| tribesman | someone who lives in a tribe | |
| Narrower | Tribes of Israel, Twelve Tribes of Israel | Twelve kin groups of ancient Israel each traditionally descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob |
| family, family unit | primary social group | |
| folks | Your parents | |
| genealogy, family tree | successive generations of kin | |
| mishpocha, mishpachah | (Yiddish) the entire family network of relatives by blood or marriage (and sometimes close friends) | |
| totem | A clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object | |
| Broader | social group | People sharing some social relation |
| Spanish | clan, familia, saga, tribu | |
| Catalan | clan, familia, família, grup, nissaga, parentela, saga, tribu | |
| Adjectives | tribal | relating to or characteristic of a tribe |
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