[trahyb] 
,| 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.
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| 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.
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| 11. | Greek History. a phyle. |
| tribe (trīb) n.
[Middle English, from Old French tribu, from Latin tribus, division of the Roman people, perhaps of Etruscan origin or possibly from tri-, three; see trei- in Indo-European roots.] |
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.
Tribe
a collection of families descending from one ancestor. The "twelve tribes" of the Hebrews were the twelve collections of families which sprang from the sons of Jacob. In Matt. 24:30 the word has a wider significance. The tribes of Israel are referred to as types of the spiritual family of God (Rev. 7). (See ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF ØT0001909; JUDAH, KINGDOM OF.)