tribe
noun [ C, + sing/pl verb ] uk/traɪb/ us/traɪb/
B2 部落;部族
a group of people, often of related families, who live together, sharing the same language, culture, and history, especially those who do not live in towns or cities
a tribe of Amazonian Indians 亚马孙河流域印第安人的一个部落
the Masai tribe 马萨伊人部落
informal家族;集团
a large family or other group that someone belongs to
We invited Carol's sisters and brothers and their families - the whole Cassidy tribe. 我们邀请了卡罗尔的兄弟姐妹及其配偶、子女——整个卡西迪家族。
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- The whole tribe seem to have disappeared off the face of the earth.
- The communal land is cultivated by the womenfolk in the tribe.
- They met a tribe of Somalian desert nomads.