Tribe synonyms

clan

(Informal) family

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family

Family means a group of things that are similar.

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kindred

Family or relatives; kin; kinfolk

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folk

The common people of a society or region considered as the representatives of a traditional way of life and especially as the originators or carriers of the customs, beliefs, and arts that make up a distinctive culture:

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kith-and-kin

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phratric

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division

A group of several ships of similar type forming a tactical unit under a single command in the US Navy.

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deme

(Biol.) A particular interbreeding population within a species

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group

An assemblage of persons or objects gathered or located together; an aggregation:

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association

The definition of an association is a relationship with an individual, group or organization.

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ethnocentric

Of or pertaining to ethnocentrism.

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stock

The type from which a group of animals or plants has descended.

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lineage

The overview or totality of the marriage and blood relationships within a family, including the ancestors and descendants of a particular individual.

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society

(Countable) A group of people who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest; an association or organization.

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village

A dense group of animal habitations:

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totemic unit

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ethnocentrism

Overriding concern with ethnicity.

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nubians (related)

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people

Persons subordinate to or loyal to a ruler, superior, or employer:

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phratry

(Anthropology, dated) A former kinship division consisting of two or more distinct clans with separate identities but considered to be a single unit.

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race

A group of people united or classified together on the basis of common history, nationality, or geographic distribution:

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tribalism

A feeling of identity and loyalty to one's tribe

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tribesman (related)

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bedouins (related)

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assyrians (related)

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sept

Any similar group based on supposed descent from a common ancestor

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class

The subject material taught to or studied by such a group:

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house

The definition of a house is a building or shelter where people or animals live.

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blackfeet (related)

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flesh-and-blood

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kin

Organisms that are genetically related to another or others:

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kin group

group of people related by blood or marriage

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kinship group

group of people related by blood or marriage

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federation of tribes

a federation (as of American Indians)

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indians (related)

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berbers (related)

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chieftain (related)

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celt (related)

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atrebates (related)

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settler (related)

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brigantes (related)

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dinka (related)

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chiefdoms (related)

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tuareg (related)

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primitive group

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ethnic-group

A group of people who identify with one another, especially on the basis of national, cultural, or religious grounds.

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sorory

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kingdom (related)

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sib

(Anthropology) A kinship group consisting of two or more lineages considered as being related, as by common descent from a mythic ancestor.

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horde

A nomadic tribe or clan of Mongols

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band

A group of people loosely united for a common purpose (a band of thieves).

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