as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
the wedding joined the two tribes together
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Recent Examples of tribe
The Blackfeet tribe of Montana, their current chairman and tribal council signed a letter in strong support to bring the logo back.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2025
In San Diego, the Southern California tribes have experienced this for over 20,000 years and since time immemorial.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
The casino is operated by the Wilton Rancheria tribe, which owns Sacramento Republic FC, the team planning to build a soccer stadium in the Railyards.
—Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
Jeff said his tribe now sees a historic opportunity to work with others in the San Joaquin Valley to permanently bring back some portion of Pa’ashi.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2025
In San Diego, the Southern California tribes have experienced this for over 20,000 years and since time immemorial.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
The casino is operated by the Wilton Rancheria tribe, which owns Sacramento Republic FC, the team planning to build a soccer stadium in the Railyards.
—Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
Jeff said his tribe now sees a historic opportunity to work with others in the San Joaquin Valley to permanently bring back some portion of Pa’ashi.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tribe
Noun
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Also, Ford said that on July 17, Ford employees and dealers will come to the North Texas Food Bank to pack food boxes for local Texas families, including those impacted by the floods.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
12 July 2025
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Often mistaken for gulls at a distance, prions are members of the petrel family and are superb oceanic flyers.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
Noun
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These are Baptism of Fire, The Tower of the Swallow, and Lady of the Lake. Baptism of Fire sees Geralt caught between two warring clans, and Ciri join a group of thieves called The Rats.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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The Miller clan, led by its head huncho Master P, were there to dominate everything from music to business in a way that had never been done before from southern artists (or MOST artists in fact).—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
26 June 2025
Noun
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The cat spooks, darting under a pile of debris that was once a house.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
12 July 2025
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Luckily, Higuera had inherited land and was already in the process of building a two-bedroom house in Guerrero.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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“Tribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribe. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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