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Word: Tribe
Speech Type: Noun
Middle 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
trʌɪb
a social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader
Short Definition:social division in traditional society consisting of families or communities linked
Examples:- indigenous Indian tribes
a taxonomic category that ranks above genus and below family or subfamily, usually ending in -ini (in zoology) or -eae (in botany).
Short Definition:taxonomic category that ranks above genus and below family or subfamily
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