tribe
noun
[ trʌɪb ]
• a social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader.
• "indigenous Indian tribes"
Similar:
ethnic group,
people,
race,
nation,
family,
dynasty,
house,
clan,
sept,
gens,
folk,
• a taxonomic category that ranks above genus and below family or subfamily, usually ending in -ini (in zoology) or -eae (in botany).
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French tribu or Latin tribus (singular and plural); perhaps related to tri- ‘three’ and referring to the three divisions of the early people of Rome.
