any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, a community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.: the twelve tribes of Israel.
a local division of an aboriginal people: the tribes of Africa.
a division of some other people or nation.
a company, group, or number of people:a noisy tribe of children in the yard.
a group or class of people with strong common traits, values, or interests: the mindset of the tribe of art historians.
a large family: They seem to have invited the whole tribe.
a class or type of animals, plants, or inanimate objects: The robin is, next to the sparrow, the boldest of our feathered tribe.Over there is a tribe of mismatched stuffed chairs.
Biology.
a category in the classification of organisms usually between a subfamily and a genus or sometimes between a suborder and a family.
any group of closely related plants or animals.
Animal Husbandry. a group of animals, especially cattle, descended through the female line from a common female ancestor.
Roman History.
any one of three divisions of the people representing the Latin, Sabine, and Etruscan settlements.
any of the later political divisions of the people.
Greek History. a phyle.
Origin of tribe
First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English, from Old French tribu, from Latin tribus “tribe,” originally, any of the three divisions of the Roman people; perhaps of Etruscan origin, perhaps a derivative of trēs (masculine and feminine), tria (neuter) “three” (combining form tri-) + -bus, a suffix of unclear formation; See three
Because of their traditional knowledge honed over millennia, “tribes are uniquely positioned to lead the way,” wrote University of Oregon researchers in an article at the Conversation.
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As Americans increasingly identify themselves as members of warring tribes, they’re less likely to see virtue in any candidate from the other side and far more likely to vote a straight ticket.
What business needs from the 2020 election|Geoffrey Colvin|September 30, 2020|Fortune
The remaining two-thirds are run by tribes or locally elected school boards, which have greater freedom to craft reopening plans and purchase distance-learning equipment.
The Federal Government Promised Native American Students Computers and Internet. Many Are Still Waiting.|by Alden Woods, Arizona Republic|September 28, 2020|ProPublica
Here are the stories of some of the people who have found their tribe in BPI.
Blind and queer and finding community|Kathi Wolfe|September 25, 2020|Washington Blade
We, as a global tribe of travelers, need to understand the implications of our personal decisions right now—whether that’s attending a large gathering in a neighbor’s backyard or hopping on a Labor Day flight.
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“The tribe is really made of people who put travel as a priority in their entire lifestyle,” says Evita.
‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement|Charlise Ferguson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A running joke inside the tribe is that the group is like that club with a hundred people waiting outside to get in.
‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement|Charlise Ferguson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Tiger Lily and her tribe, however, were outfitted in semi-realistic outfits (read: nearly naked).
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As the bill failed in the Senate, a pigtailed member of the Lakota Sioux tribe stood up in the gallery and began chanting.