1. (

• tribe ,
• folk ,

) a social division of (usually preliterate) people ;

2. (

• tribe ,
• federation_of_tribes

) a federation (as of American Indians) ;

3. (

• tribe ,

) (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily ;

4. (

• kin ,
• kin_group ,
• kinship_group ,
• kindred ,
• clan ,
• tribe ,

) group of people related by blood or marriage ;