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Definition tribe in American English

tribe noun

[countable] noun
/traɪb/
1

a large group of related families who live in the same area and share a common language, religion, and customs

Example

Native American tribes

Example

the Makah tribe

Synonyms and related words
the Brady Bunch colony commune
2

a very large family

Example

Do we have room for the whole tribe?

Synonyms and related words
a broken home clan dynasty
2.1

the children of a large family

Synonyms and related words
be someone’s elder black sheep blood
3

a large group of people

Synonyms and related words
age group array assemblage
4

a group of people with its own distinctive tastes, interests, ways of dressing or behaving, etc.

Example

Social networks like Facebook may soon be able to tell which urban tribe you belong to.

Definition tribe in American English