"tribal" meaning in English

See tribal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɹaɪbəl/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tribal.wav Forms: more tribal [comparative], most tribal [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪbəl Etymology: From Latin tribālis. By surface analysis, tribe + -al, first attested in the 1630s. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|tribālis}} Latin tribālis, {{surf|en|tribe|-al}} By surface analysis, tribe + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} tribal (comparative more tribal, superlative most tribal)
  1. Of or relating to tribes. Categories (topical): Tribes Translations (of or relating to tribes): قَبَلِيّ (qabaliyy) (Arabic), قَبَلي (gabali) [Hijazi-Arabic] (Arabic), قَبيلي (gabīli) [Hijazi-Arabic] (Arabic), племянны́ (pljemjanný) (Belarusian), пле́менен (plémenen) (Bulgarian), tribal (Catalan), triba (Esperanto), tribal (French), tribal (Galician), Stammes- (German), φυλετικός (fyletikós) (Greek), שִׁבְטִי (shivtí) (Hebrew), tribale (Italian), gentilicius (Latin), tribālis (Latin), племенски (plemenski) (Macedonian), tribal (Portuguese), tribal (Romanian), племенно́й (plemennój) (Russian), plȅmenskī (Serbo-Croatian), tribal (Spanish), stam- (Swedish), племінни́й (pleminnýj) (Ukrainian), tribütik (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-tribal-en-adj-2NHzjmJb Disambiguation of Tribes: 25 36 5 33 Disambiguation of 'of or relating to tribes': 83 17
  2. Based on or organized according to tribes. Categories (topical): Tribes Translations (based on or organized according to tribes): tribal (Catalan), tribal (Galician), φυλετικός (fyletikós) (Greek), tribālis (Latin), tribal (Portuguese), tribal (Romanian), племенно́й (plemennój) (Russian), tribal (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-tribal-en-adj-8R1wcIyw Disambiguation of Tribes: 25 36 5 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hijazi Arabic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 59 5 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 18 53 10 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 61 7 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 9 9 4 10 0 1 14 2 9 14 14 2 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 19 50 9 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 18 47 12 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 16 43 13 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 17 44 11 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 19 52 6 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 60 10 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 17 44 11 28 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 58 9 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 18 54 10 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 19 50 14 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Hijazi Arabic translations: 20 69 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 22 61 7 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 22 61 7 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 16 41 14 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 44 13 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 17 44 11 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 22 61 7 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 16 41 14 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 63 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 17 44 10 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 17 44 11 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 21 61 8 10 Disambiguation of 'based on or organized according to tribes': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: extratribal, intertribal, intratribal, multitribal, tribal chief, tribalist, tribalistic, tribal tattoo tribalism

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹaɪbəl/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tribal.wav Forms: tribals [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪbəl Etymology: From Latin tribālis. By surface analysis, tribe + -al, first attested in the 1630s. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|tribālis}} Latin tribālis, {{surf|en|tribe|-al}} By surface analysis, tribe + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} tribal (plural tribals)
  1. A design or image that has been influenced by indigenous peoples; especially such a tattoo.
    Sense id: en-tribal-en-noun-q0KXPpdS
  2. (India) A member of a tribe. Tags: India Categories (topical): Tribes
    Sense id: en-tribal-en-noun-aTy3D4wt Disambiguation of Tribes: 25 36 5 33 Categories (other): Indian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tribal tattoo

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2018, Vaijayanta Anand, Geeta Balakrishnan, Purnima George, Community Practices in India: Lessons from the Grassroots, page 66:",
          "text": "[…] the legendary Adivasi leader Jaipal Singh Munda who came to represent the tribals not just of his native plateau, but also of all of India […]",
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      "sense": "of or relating to tribes",
      "word": "Stammes-"
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      "code": "he",
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      "word": "שִׁבְטִי"
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      "code": "la",
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      "word": "gentilicius"
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          "ref": "1983, Human Science: Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India, page 141:",
          "text": "This right had been accepted by relative tribals but misobeyed and effaced by non-tribals and foreign peasants.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2018, Vaijayanta Anand, Geeta Balakrishnan, Purnima George, Community Practices in India: Lessons from the Grassroots, page 66:",
          "text": "[…] the legendary Adivasi leader Jaipal Singh Munda who came to represent the tribals not just of his native plateau, but also of all of India […]",
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