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Meaning of tribe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  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
  2. 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
  3. A tribal nation or people
  4. A nation or people considered culturally primitive, as may be the case in Africa, Australia or Native America
  5. A socially cohesive group of people within a society
  6. A class or group of things

Translations

Español tribu

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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