tribe: Meaning and Definition of

tribe

1. any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
2. a local division of an aboriginal people.
3. a division of some other people.
4. a class or type of animals, plants, articles, or the like.
5. a group of animals, esp. cattle, descended through the female line from a common female ancestor.
1. a category in the classification of organisms usually between a subfamily and a genus or sometimes between a suborder and a family.
2. any group of plants or animals.
7. a company, group, or number of persons.
8. a class or set of persons, esp. one with strong common traits or interests.
9. a large family.
1. any one of three divisions of the people representing the Latin, Sabine, and Etruscan settlements.
2. any of the later political divisions of the people.
11. a phyle.