Definition of tribe. Meaning of tribe. Synonyms of tribe

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Definition of tribe

Tribe
Tribe Tribe, v. t. To distribute into tribes or classes. [R.] Our fowl, fish, and quadruped are well tribed. --Abp. Nicolson.
Tribe
Tribe Tribe, n. [L. tribus, originally, a third part of the Roman people, afterwards, a division of the people, a tribe; of uncertain origin: cf. F. tribu.] 1. A family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same progenitor, and kept distinct, as in the case of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of Jacob. ``The Lion of the tribe of Juda.' --Rev. v. 5. A wealthy Hebrew of my tribe. --Shak. 2. (Bot.) A number of species or genera having certain structural characteristics in common; as, a tribe of plants; a tribe of animals. Note: By many recent naturalists, tribe has been used for a group of animals or plants intermediate between order and genus.

Meaning of tribe from wikipedia

- The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English...
- Virgin Books. p. 455. ISBN 0-7535-0257-7. "Tribe After Tribe". Discogs.com. "Tribe After Tribe - Tribe After Tribe | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. "South...
- originally descended from such. During the fifth century, all Germanic tribes who invaded Britain were referred to as either Englisc, Ængle or Engle,...
- The Twelve Tribes of Israel (Hebrew: שִׁבְטֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל‎, romanized: Šīḇṭēy Yīsrāʾēl, lit. 'Tribes of Israel') are, according to Hebrew scriptures, the...
- both tribe and subtribe.[citation needed] In zoology, the standard ending for the name of a zoological tribe is "-ini". Examples include the tribes Caprini...
- tribe(s) may refer to: Uncontacted peoples, indigenous peoples without a sustained connection to the world community Ten Lost Tribes, the Lost Tribes...
- The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The...
- (Balochi: رِند) is a Baloch tribe, mainly living in Iran, Afghanistan, ****stan and Gulf countries. According to Baloch folklore the tribe was founded by Rind...
- Dhund (also called as Abbasi) is a tribe found in the Abbottabad and Rawalpindi District, as well as Mansehra, Haripur, Bagh, and Muzaffarabad districts...
- The Kayı or Kayi tribe (Karakhanid: قَيِغْ romanized: qayïγ or qayig; Turkish: Kayı boyu, Turkmen: Gaýy taýpasy) were an Oghuz Turkic people and a sub-branch...