tribe: betydelser og definitioner

A unit of sociopolitical organization consisting of a number of families, clans, or other groups who share a common ancestry and culture and among whom leadership is typically neither formalized nor permanent.

A political, ethnic, or ancestral division of ancient states and cultures, especially:

Any of the three divisions of the ancient Romans, namely, the Latin, Sabine, and Etruscan.

Any of the 12 divisions of ancient Israel.

A phyle of ancient Greece.

A group of people sharing an occupation, interest, or habit: a tribe of graduate students.

Informal A large family.

Biology A taxonomic category placed between a subfamily and a genus or between a suborder and a family and usually containing several genera.