tribe | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

Definition of tribe – Learner’s Dictionary

tribe
noun [ C ]
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B2
a group of people who live together, usually in areas far away from cities, and who share the same culture and language and still have a traditional way of life:
Native American tribes

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tribal

adjective
relating to a tribe:
a tribal dance
(Definition of tribe from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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部落, 部族, 家族…
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部族, 種族…
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kabile, aşiret, boy…
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tribu [feminine], tribu…
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tribu…
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قَبيلة…
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kmen…
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stamme…
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plemię…
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der Stamm…
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stamme [masculine], stamme, klan…
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клан, коліно, плем'я…
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племя…
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