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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestribu
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈtɾi.βu/
"Cada miembro de la tribu tiene un rol específico."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
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.
"The indigenous tribe gathered to celebrate the seasonal harvest festival." - 2
A social group linked by common interests, beliefs, or occupation.
"He quickly found his tribe among the local artists and writers."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'tribus', which originally referred to one of the three political-ethnic divisions of the early Roman state (Ramnes, Tities, and Luceres). Over centuries, the term evolved through Old French into Middle English, eventually expanding from classical socio-political divisions to designate any traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, and later to modern slang denoting any cohesive social group sharing common interests.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tribe" is said worldwide
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tribu
Transliteration: /tʁi.by/
"Cette tribu possède une riche tradition orale."
Stamm
Transliteration: /ʃtam/
"Der Stamm lebt seit Jahrhunderten in diesem Tal."
tribù
Transliteration: /triˈbu/
"La tribù manteneva usanze molto antiche."
tribu
Transliteration: /ˈtɾi.βu/
"Cada miembro de la tribu tiene un rol específico."
tribo
Transliteration: /ˈtɾi.bu/
"A tribo protegeu a floresta contra os invasores."
कबीला
Transliteration: kabeela
"वह कबीला पहाड़ों के पास रहता है।"
部落
Transliteration: bùluò
"这个古老的部落拥有独特的文化。"
부족
Transliteration: bujok
"그 부족은 전통을 엄격하게 지킨다."
部族
Transliteration: buzoku
"その部族は独自の言語を持っています。"
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