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- [trahy-buh l]
- /ˈtraɪ bəl/
- /ˈtraɪ.bəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [trahy-buh l]
- /ˈtraɪ bəl/
Definitions of tribal word
- adjective tribal of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe: tribal customs. 1
- adjective tribal of a tribe 1
- adjective tribal among tribes 1
- adjective tribal Tribal is used to describe things relating to or belonging to tribes and the way that they are organized. 0
- adjective tribal of or denoting a tribe or tribes 0
- adjective tribal displaying loyalty to a tribe, group, or tribal values 0
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Origin of tribal
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35; tribe + -al1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Tribal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tribal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% 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".
tribal usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tribal
adj tribal
- ancestral — You use ancestral to refer to a person's family in former times, especially when the family is important and has property or land which they have had for a long time.
- genealogical — a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
- lineal — being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
adjective tribal
- ethnic — Of or relating to a population subgroup (within a larger or dominant national or cultural group) with a common national or cultural tradition.
- ethnological — Of or pertaining to ethnology.
- group — any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.
- racial — of or relating to the social construct of race: racial diversity; racial stereotypes.
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