tribal

[US]/ˈtraɪbl/
[UK]/ˈtraɪbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. relating to a tribe

Phrases & Collocations

tribal community

tribal customs

tribal leader

tribal warfare

tribal society

Example Sentences

tribal people in Malaysia.

Vincent’s father is a tribal chief.

a collection of artwork from tribal cultures.

the traditional lifeways of a tribal society.

He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.

tribal rivalries envenom the bitter civil war.

a man is removed to the tribal district of his forbears.

Wear It: Head-to-toe tribal looks too costumey.

a deep secret; ancient and deep tribal rites.

distinctive tribal tattoos.See Usage Note at distinct

Why is education democratic in bookless tribal societies?

British industrial operatives remained locked in primitive tribal attitudes.

"This well-known linguistic learned tribal languages in the field, not from books in the library."

tribes and tribal customs that died out centuries ago.

This new institution of monarchy required the invention of a new legitimation of authority beyond the tribal justification of chieftainship based on concepts of kinship and responsibility.

Working with MSV, CUSEC will manage and approve talkgroup participation by federal, tribal, state, and local public safety agencies, and appropriate private sector users with public safety missions.

Police say the gunmen, dressed in Iraqi army uniforms and driving army-type vehicles, broke into the home of the Batta tribal chief on the outskirts of Baghdad early Wednesday.

North American tribal customs feature “two-spirit” people who combined male and female attributes (anthropologists call these “berdache”, from a French word for catamite).

Real-world Examples

But, you know, we’re tribal animals, pack animals.

Source: 6 Minute English

Similar tribal cultures have languages bristling with recursion.

Source: The Economist - Arts

Tribal elder Duane Hollow Horn Bear is 73.

Source: VOA Special November 2022 Collection

Why is education democratic in bookless tribal societies?

Source: New Concept English. American Version. Book Four (Translation)

So even now, most of us have left tribal society behind.

Source: 6 Minute English

The Hokule'a goal resonates among Pacific Northwest tribal members.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Lloyd Kiyutelluk is president of the local tribal council.

Source: VOA Special November 2022 Collection

Vizza's team is working with tribal members to develop a piece to recognize the Massachusett tribe.

Source: This month VOA Special English

An officials said long running tribal feuds were behind the violence.

Source: BBC Listening Collection July 2019

She's a tribal liaison officer for the Missoula Fire Lab.

Source: Connection Magazine

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