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Meaning of cilts | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR C1 Standard
[tsîlts]

Definitions

  1. tribe (group of people with a primitive type of social organization)
    declension-6, feminine
  2. a group of relatives with a common origin or ancestor, a clan, family
    declension-6, feminine
  3. a group of people united by common ideals, activities, goals
    declension-6, feminine, poetic

Equivalents

English tribe

Examples

“pirmatnējās ciltis”

primitive tribes

“klejotāju ciltis”

nomadic tribes

“mednieku ciltis”

hunter tribes

“sena cilts”

ancient tribe

“cilts virsaitis”

tribal chieftain

“viena asins... viena cilts”

one blood... one clan

“sena zvejnieku cilts”

an old clan/family of fishermen

“cilvēku cilts”

the human tribe, humankind

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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