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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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