tribe

noun

/traɪb/

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(sometimes offensive) (in developing countries) a group of people of the same race, and with the same customs, language, religion, etc., living in a particular area and often having one leader known as a chief
- tribes living in remote areas of the Amazonian rainforest
Extra Examples
- The dancers are all members of the Tembu tribe.
- They recruited the toughest soldiers from the desert tribes.
- We spoke to Umbara, the headman of the Ywin tribe.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- aboriginal
- indigenous
- native
- …
verb + tribe
- belong to
phrases
- a member of a tribe
See full entry
(usually disapproving) a group or class of people, especially of one profession
- He had a sudden outburst against the whole tribe of actors.
(biology) a group of related animals or plants
- a tribe of cats
Topics Animalsc2
(informal or humorous) a large family
- One or two of the grandchildren will be there, but not the whole tribe.

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French tribu or Latin tribus (singular and plural); perhaps related to tri- ‘three’ and referring to the three divisions of the early people of Rome.

单词	tribe
释义	tribe noun /traɪb/ /traɪb/ jump to other results (sometimes offensive) (in developing countries) a group of people of the same race, and with the same customs, language, religion, etc., living in a particular area and often having one leader known as a chief tribes living in remote areas of the Amazonian rainforest Extra Examples The dancers are all members of the Tembu tribe. They recruited the toughest soldiers from the desert tribes. We spoke to Umbara, the headman of the Ywin tribe. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective aboriginal indigenous native … verb + tribe belong to phrases a member of a tribe See full entry (usually disapproving) a group or class of people, especially of one profession He had a sudden outburst against the whole tribe of actors. (biology) a group of related animals or plants a tribe of cats Topics Animalsc2 (informal or humorous) a large family One or two of the grandchildren will be there, but not the whole tribe. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French tribu or Latin tribus (singular and plural); perhaps related to tri- ‘three’ and referring to the three divisions of the early people of Rome.
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