tribal

UK /ˈtɹaɪbəl/ US /ˈtɹaɪbəl/
adj 4noun 2

Definitions

adj

1

Of or relating to tribes.

social order through tribal law

2

Based on or organized according to tribes.

a tribal society

3

Phylogenic.

tribal history

4

Incorporating designs or styles typical of an indigenous people.

tribal techno music

a purse with a tribal design

noun

1

A design or image that has been influenced by indigenous peoples; especially such a tattoo.

2

A member of a tribe.

This right had been accepted by relative tribals but misobeyed and effaced by non-tribals and foreign peasants.

[…] 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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