tribal
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tribal
- /ˈtɹaɪbəl/ UK, US
Rhymes with -aɪbəl
Where it comes from
From Latin tribālis. By surface analysis, tribe + -al, first attested in the 1630s. The specific adjectival sense under the defunct theory of recapitulation derives from tribal history as an overly literal learned borrowing from German Stammesgeschichte; ordinarily, Stamm would only be translated as tribe when used in its ethnographic sense.
adjective more tribal · most tribal
- Of or relating to tribes. social order through tribal law
- Based on or organized according to tribes. a tribal society
- Phylogenic. tribal history
- Incorporating designs or styles typical of an indigenous people. tribal techno music
noun tribals
- A design or image that has been influenced by indigenous peoples; especially such a tattoo.
- A member of a tribe. This right had been accepted by relative tribals but misobeyed and effaced by non-tribals and foreign peasants.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tribalism, tribe, ethnic, racial, communal, native, chiefdom, clan, indigenous, ancestral, stem, kindred, feudal, village, aboriginal, intertribal
Translations
Every language
adj of or relating to tribes
| Español | tribal |
|---|---|
| Português | tribal |
| Français | tribal |
| Deutsch | Stammes- |
| Italiano | tribale |
| Ελληνικά | φυλετικός fyletikós |
| Română | tribal |
| Русский | племенно́й plemennój |
| العربية | قَبَلِيّ qabaliyy |
| עברית | שִׁבְטִי shivtí |
adj based on or organized according to tribes
| Español | tribal |
|---|---|
| Português | tribal |
| Ελληνικά | φυλετικός fyletikós |
| Română | tribal |
| Русский | племенно́й plemennój |
Talk about this word "tribal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tribal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tribal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tribal "tribal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tribal.Cite this
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title = {tribal},
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