tribe

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English tribe, tribu, from Old French tribu, from Latin tribus. Doublet of tribus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɹaɪb/ Rhymes: -aɪb === Noun === tribe (plural tribes) (history, anthropology) An ethnic group larger than a band or clan (and which may contain clans) but smaller than a nation (and which in turn may constitute a nation with other tribes). The tribe is often the basis of ethnic identity. (synecdochically) A tribal nation or people. (informal, derogatory) A nation or people considered culturally primitive, as may be the case in Africa, Australia or Native America. A socially cohesive group of people within a society. Near-synonym: ingroup A class or group of things. (zoology) A group of apes who live and work together. (taxonomy) A hierarchical rank between family and genus. A group of affiliated Mardi Gras Indians. The collective noun for various animals. (stock breeding) A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line. ==== Synonyms ==== (taxonomy): tribus ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === tribe (third-person singular simple present tribes, present participle tribing, simple past and past participle tribed) (transitive) To distribute into tribes or classes; to categorize. 1696-1699, William Nicolson, English Historical Library Our fowl, fish, and quadruped are well tribed. === See also === ethnic Appendix:English collective nouns === Anagrams === Berti, Breit, Tiber, biter, rebit == Middle English == === Alternative forms === trybe, tribu === Etymology === From Old French tribu, from Latin tribus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtriːb(ə)/, /ˈtriːbu/ === Noun === tribe (plural tribus) One of the twelve tribes of Israel. (rare) Any tribe or kin group. (rare) A league or grouping. ==== Descendants ==== English: tribe ==== References ==== “trībe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 3 December 2018.