tribe

1. An ethnic group larger than a band or clan (and which may contain clans) but smaller than a nation (and which in turn may constitute a nation with other tribes). The tribe is often the basis of ethnic identity.

   the Twelve Tribes of Israel; Germanic tribes; Celtic tribes

   The Formation of Kazakh Identity: From Tribe to Nation-state

2. A tribal nation or people.

   a social division of (usually preliterate) people

3. (derogatory, informal)A nation or people considered culturally primitive, as may be the case in Africa, Australia or Native America.

4. A socially cohesive group of people within a society.

   Near-synonyms: nation; ingroup

   She found her tribe among fellow cross-stitchers.

   Stamm, Volksstamm, Sippe

   пле́мяplémja, родrod

   пле́м'яplémʺja, рідrid

   group of people related by blood or marriage

5. A class or group of things.

6. A group of apes who live and work together.

7. A hierarchical rank between family and genus.

   Tribus

   трибаtriba

   (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily

8. A species or group of similar species of animal.

9. A group of affiliated Mardi Gras Indians.

10. A collective noun for various animals.

11. A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line.

    the Duchess tribe of shorthorns

1. Members of the tribe settled down along the river.

   deAngehörige des Stammes siedelten entlang des Flusses.

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2. He has been the chief of his tribe for 35 years.

   ruОн был вождём своего племени 35 лет.

   deEr ist seit 35 Jahren der Häuptling seines Stammes.

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3. The tribe has spoken.

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4. That tribe worships its ancestors.

   deDer Stamm verehrt die Ahnen.

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5. There are still some savage tribes on that island.

   На цьому острові все ще є дикі племена.

   ruНа этом острове всё ещё есть дикие племена.

   deEs gibt immer noch einige wilde Stämme auf dieser Insel.

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