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noun
1.
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.
EXPANDAnimal Husbandry. a group of animals, especially cattle, descended through the female line from a common female ancestor.
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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, especially 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.
COLLAPSEGreek History. a phyle.
Origin:
1200–50; Middle English < Latin tribus tribe, orig., each of the three divisions of the Roman people; often taken as derivative of trēs three, though formation unclear
1200–50; Middle English < Latin tribus tribe, orig., each of the three divisions of the Roman people; often taken as derivative of trēs three, though formation unclear
Related forms
sub·tribe, noun
un·der·tribe, noun
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
tribe
mid-13c., "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
EXPANDinstituted 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 English, the Latin 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 1590s. Tribal "characterized by strong group loyalty" is recorded from 1951.
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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.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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