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tribes

/tɹaɪbz/

Meanings
noun
A socially, ethnically, or politically cohesive group of people.

Examples :

""Different student groups in the school sometimes act like competing tribes, each with its own traditions and values." "
culture politics history group organization society nation

Related Words

Illustration rainforest

rainforest noun

/ˈreɪnfɔːrɪst/ /ˈreɪnˌfɔːrɪst/

A forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season.

"The Amazon rainforest is home to a vast variety of plants and animals because it rains almost every day. "

Illustration researcher

researcher noun

/rɪˈsɜːrtʃər/ /riˈsɜːrtʃər/

One who researches.

"The researcher studied the effects of different study methods on student test scores. "

Illustration chimpanzee

chimpanzee noun

/tʃɪmˈpæn.zi/

A species of great ape in the genus Pan, native to Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans.

"The zookeeper pointed out the chimpanzee swinging through the trees. "

Illustration personalities

personalities noun

/ˌpɜːrsənˈælətiz/ /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælətiz/

A set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make a person (or thing) distinct from another.

"The president has a unique personality."

Illustration politically

politically adverb

/pəˈlɪtɪkli/ /pəˈlɪtɪkəli/

In a political manner

"The student argued politically for a longer lunch break during the school meeting. "

Illustration particular

particular noun

/pəˈtɪkjələ/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚ/

A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.

"The teacher pointed out a particular detail in the math problem that several students missed. "

Illustration traditions

traditions noun

/trəˈdɪʃənz/

A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.

"Our family has many traditions, such as the special foods we eat on Thanksgiving, which differ slightly from the traditions of my cousins. "

Illustration collective

collective noun

/kəˈlɛktɪv/

A farm owned by a collection of people

"The collective was struggling to afford new equipment for the farm. "

Illustration classification

classification noun

/ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.

"The classification of students by their academic performance helps teachers tailor instruction. "

Illustration interactions

interactions noun

/ˌɪntəˈrækʃənz/

The situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another to produce a new effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence.

"Be aware of interactions between different medications."

Illustration ethnically

ethnically adverb

/ˈɛθnɪkli/ /ˈɛθnɪkəli/

Of or pertaining to ethnicity.

"The students, ethnically diverse, brought many different perspectives to class discussions. "

Illustration elementary

elementary noun

/(ˌ)ɛlɪ̈ˈmɛnt(ə)ɹɪ/ /ˌɛlɪ̈ˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/

An elementary school

"My son attends the elementary school near our house. "