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tribe

  [trahyb] ,
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–noun
1. any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
2. a local division of an aboriginal people.
3. a division of some other people.
4. a class or type of animals, plants, articles, or the like.
5. Animal Husbandry. a group of animals, esp. cattle, descended through the female line from a common female ancestor.
6. Biology.
a. a category in the classification of organisms usually between a subfamily and a genus or sometimes between a suborder and a family.
b. any group of plants or animals.
7. a company, group, or number of persons.
8. a class or set of persons, esp. one with strong common traits or interests.
9. a large family.
10. Roman History.
a. any one of three divisions of the people representing the Latin, Sabine, and Etruscan settlements.
b. any of the later political divisions of the people.
11. Greek History. a phyle.
Origin:
1200–50; ME < L tribus tribe, orig., each of the three divisions of the Roman people; often taken as deriv. of trēs three, though formation unclear
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sub·tribe   (sŭb'trīb')   
n.  A subdivision of a tribe.
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Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
tribe

  1. n.
    a group of friends or relatives. : When are you and your tribe going to come for a visit?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

tribe 
c.1250, "one of the twelve divisions of the ancient Hebrews," from O.Fr. tribu, from L. tribus "one of the three political/ethnic divisions of the original Roman state" (Tites, Ramnes, and Luceres, corresponding, perhaps, to the Latins, Sabines, and Etruscans), later, one of the 30 political divisions instituted by Servius Tullius (increased to 35 in 241 B.C.E.), perhaps from tri- "three" + *bhu-, root of the verb be. Others connect the word with the root of Welsh tref "town, inhabited place." In the Biblical sense, which was the original one in Eng., the L. word translates Gk. phyle "race or tribe of men, body of men united by ties of blood and descent, a clan" (see physic). Extension to any ethnic group or race of people is first recorded 1596. Tribal "characterized by strong group loyalty" is recorded from 1951.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tribe
Pronunciation: 'trIb
Function: noun
: a category of taxonomic classification sometimes equivalent to or ranking just below a suborder butmore commonly ranking below a subfamily
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

tribe (trīb)
n.
An occasional taxonomic category placed between a subfamily and a genus or between a suborder and a family and usually containing several genera.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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