sub-tribe

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suhb trahyb]
- /sʌb traɪb/
- /sʌb traɪb/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhb trahyb]
- /sʌb traɪb/

Definitions of sub-tribe word

noun sub-tribe any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc. 1
noun sub-tribe a local division of an aboriginal people. 1
noun sub-tribe a division of some other people. 1
noun sub-tribe a class or type of animals, plants, articles, or the like. 1
noun sub-tribe Animal Husbandry. a group of animals, especially cattle, descended through the female line from a common female ancestor. 1
noun sub-tribe Biology. a category in the classification of organisms usually between a subfamily and a genus or sometimes between a suborder and a family. any group of plants or animals. 1

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Origin of sub-tribe

First appearance:

before 1200

One of the 9% oldest English words

1200-50; Middle English < Latin tribus tribe, orig., each of the three divisions of the Roman people; often taken as derivative of trēs three, though formation unclear

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Parts of speech for Sub-tribe

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sub-tribe popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".