Tribe - English meaning

noun

A close-knit group of interrelated families, especially in the scottish highlands.

Usage examples:

The clan macleod

noun

A line of hereditary rulers of a country.

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The tang dynasty

noun

A group of one or more parents and their children living together as a unit.

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The family lived in a large house with a lot of land

adjective

Designed to be suitable for children as well as adults.

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A family newspaper

noun

A social group of parents, children, and sometimes grandparents, uncles, aunts, and others who are related

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[ c ] her family moved here when she was eleven., [ u ] many people cope with the demands of both c…

noun

People in general.

Usage examples:

Some folk will do anything for money

adjective

Relating to the traditional art or culture of a community or nation.

Usage examples:

A revival of interest in folk customs

adjective

Traditional to or typical of the people of a particular group or country

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Folk art/dance

noun

A group of families in ancient rome who shared a name and claimed a common origin.

Usage examples:

As tiberius was immediately adopted by augustus, germanicus became a member of the julian gens in t…

verb

Find out about.

Usage examples:

We genned up on the agencies that had done the work

noun

Short for generation.

Usage examples:

The next gen of consoles

noun

A building for human habitation, especially one that consists of a ground floor and one or more upper storeys.

Usage examples:

My wife and i are moving to a new house

verb

Old-fashioned term for bingo.

A dwelling that serves as living quarters for a family

noun

A large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory.

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The world's leading industrialized nations

noun

A country, esp. when thought of as a large group of people living in one area with their own government, language, and traditions

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Most industrialized nations of the world will be represented at the conference., throughout the nat…

noun

A country, especially when considered as a society with its own government, economy, etc.

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Developing/emerging/industrialized nations the local community within a typical developing nation c…

noun

Human beings in general or considered collectively.

Usage examples:

The earthquake killed 30,000 people

verb

(of a group of people) inhabit (a place).

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An arid mountain region peopled by warring clans

noun

A human being regarded as an individual.

Usage examples:

The porter was the last person to see her prior to her disappearance

noun

A competition between runners, horses, vehicles, etc. to see which is the fastest in covering a set course.

Usage examples:

Hill started from pole position and won the race

verb

Compete with another or others to see who is fastest at covering a set course or achieving an objective.

Usage examples:

The vet took blood samples from the horses before they raced

noun

Each of the major groupings into which humankind is considered (in various theories or contexts) to be divided on the basis of physical characteristics or shared ancestry.

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People of all races, colours, and creeds

noun

A subdivision of a clan, originally one in ireland.

Usage examples:

Divided as they were into tribes, septs, and clans and penetrated by family feuds they had little c…

combining form

Variant spelling of septi- (as in septcentenary ).

abbreviation

September.