as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
the wedding joined the two tribes together
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Recent Examples of tribe
The rest of the time before Spaniards arrived, Peru belonged to a collection of nomadic tribes and some of the oldest cities in South America.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
The tribe is known for its hostility toward outsiders and has been largely uncontacted, despite modern technology and global interest.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Earlier this year, a member of an uncontacted Amazonian tribe voluntarily visited the rural Brazilian village of Bela Rosa.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2025
The concert also will feature a performance by Kumeyaay bird singer Blue Eagle Vigil along with singers from various tribes of the Kumeyaay Nation.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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Noun
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Enjoy classic chicken alfredo in an easy casserole recipe that will feed the whole family on busy weeknights.—
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But the two families fell out over a power struggle.—
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Members of the Kennedy clan have held positions at nearly every level of government.—
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This public generational saga goes from ancestral investigation (the Fonda clan migrated from Holland to upstate New York in 1654, then Nebraska, where Henry was born) to cultural exegesis.—
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For his first day of work in June 1999, Scott Smith arrived at the makeshift bat factory, a three-level brick corner house in Ottawa with a stop sign sprouting up from the tree-lawn shrubs.—
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.—
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“Tribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribe. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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