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Meanings of tribe in English

Portuguese
tribo
Catalan
nissaga
Spanish
tribu

Group of people related by blood or marriage.

        tribo
        Portuguese
        tribo
        Catalan
        tribu
        Spanish
        tribu

        A social division of (usually preliterate) people.

              tribo
              Portuguese
              tribo
              Catalan
              tribu
              Spanish
              tribu

              A federation (as of American Indians)

                    tribo
                    Russian
                    трайб

                    Subgenre of free techno.

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                          Usage of tribe in English
                          1
                          Tribal governments decide how land and resources are allotted among tribe members.
                          Reuters
                          2
                          Each tribe's solution to its central problem is a brilliant, hard-won advance.
                          The Master Algorithm
                          3
                          Survival International, an indigenous tribe advocacy group, says the situation is dire.
                          News.com.au
                          4
                          Oklahoma Native American tribe sues energy companies for quake damage PAWNEE, Okla.
                          Reuters
                          5
                          I thought, therefore, that she should get to know my tribe better.
                          The Irish Times
                          6
                          Margaret didn't even know her tribe; she had never bothered to ask.
                          A change in altitude
                          7
                          Consolidation of the spiritual tribe in RQ; separation of priests and Levites.
                          Prolegomena to the History of Israel
                          8
                          The land, then the main means of production, belonged to the tribe.
                          The Guardian
                          9
                          Our law works better than theirs, said Purui, another older tribe member.
                          Reuters
                          10
                          Nightly, local hill-tribe traders and others set up stalls along Sisavangvong Road.
                          The South African
                          11
                          Today, you will spend the day getting to know your new tribe.
                          Stand by your hitman
                          12
                          The eye of the mikonaree flashed round in contempt on the tribe.
                          Northern Lights, Volume 4.
                          13
                          The only law in force here was the law of the tribe.
                          Triple Spies
                          14
                          The central quarter is the home of the ruling tribe, the Beni-Mzab.
                          The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
                          15
                          At least this is true of the Jarawa tribe on Great Andaman.
                          The Rational Optimist
                          16
                          Education and technology, he says, have helped his tribe make more-responsible decisions.
                          Wired
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