TRIBE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • group of people related by blood or marriage
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) tribe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  2. Meaning
    • (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily
    Hypernyms(s) tribe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a federation (as of American Indians)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) tribe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • a social division of (usually preliterate) people
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) tribe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)