English-Thai Dictionary
tribe
N ตระกูล ญาติพี่น้อง tra-kuan
tribe
N พันธุ์ pan
tribe
N เชื้อชาติ ชนชาติ chue-chad
tribe
N เผ่า เผ่าพันธุ์ pao
tribesman
N ชาวเขา ชาวดอย chao-kao
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
TRIBE
n.[L. tribus. ] 1. A family, race or series of generations, descending from the same progenitor and kept distinct, as in the case of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of Jacob.
2. A division, class or distinct portion of people, from whatever cause that distinction may have originated. The city of Athens was divided into ten tribes. Rome was originally divided into three tribes; afterward the people were distributed into thirty tribes, and afterwards into thirty five.
3. A number of things having certain characters or resemblances, in common; as a tribe of plants; a tribe of animals.
Linneus distributed the vegetable kingdom into three tribes, viz. monocotyledonous, dicotyledonous, and acotyledonous plants, and these he subdivided into gentes or nations.
By recent naturalists, tribe has been used for a division of animals or vegetables, intermediate between order and genus. Cuvier divides his orders into families, and his families into tribes, including under the latter one or more genera. Leach, in his arrangement of insects, makes his tribes, on the contrary, the primary subdivisions of his orders, and his families subordinate to them, and immediately including the genera.
Tribes of plants, in gardening, are such as are related to teach other by some natural affinity or resemblance; as by their duration, the annual, biennial, and perennial tribes; by their roots, as the bulbous, tuberous, and fibrous-rooted tribes; by the loss or retention of their leaves, as the deciduous and ever-green tribes; by their fruits and seeds, as the leguminous, bacciferous, coniferous, nuciferous and pomiferous tribes, etc.
4. A division; a number considered collectively.
5. A nation of savages; a body of rude people united under one leader or government; as the tribes of the six nations; the Seneca tribe in America.
6. A number of persons of any character or profession; in contempt; as the scribbling tribe.
TRIBE
v.t.To distribute into tribes or classes. [Not much used. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TRIBE
Tribe, n. Etym: [L. tribus, originally, a third part of the Roman people, afterwards, a division of the people, a tribe; of uncertain origin: cf. F. tribu. ]
1. A family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same progenitor, and kept distinct, as in the case of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of Jacob. "The Lion of the tribe of Juda. " Rev. v. 5.A wealthy Hebrew of my tribe. Shak.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: A number of species or genera having certain structural characteristics in common; as, a tribe of plants; a tribe of animals.
Note: By many recent naturalists, tribe has been used for a group of animals or plants intermediate between order and genus. family is between order and genus.
3. A nation of savages or uncivilized people; a body of rude people united under one leader or government; as, the tribes of the Six Nations; the Seneca tribe.
4. A division, class, or distinct portion of a people, from whatever cause that distinction may have originated; as, the city of Athens was divided into ten tribes.
5. (Stock Breeding )
Defn: A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line; as, the Duchess tribe of shorthorns.
TRIBE
TRIBE Tribe, v. t.
Defn: To distribute into tribes or classes. [R.] Our fowl, fish, and quadruped are well tribed. Abp. Nicolson.
New American Oxford Dictionary
tribe
tribe |trīb traɪb | ▶noun 1 a social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader: indigenous Indian tribes | the Celtic tribes of Europe. • (in ancient Rome ) each of several political divisions, originally three, later thirty, ultimately thirty-five. • informal family: the entire tribe is coming for Thanksgiving. • derogatory a distinctive close-knit group: she made a stand against the social codes of her English middle-class tribe | an outburst against the whole tribe of theoreticians. • informal a large number of people or animals: tribes of children playing under the watchful eyes of nurses. 2 Biology a taxonomic category that ranks above genus and below family or subfamily, usually ending in -ini (in zoology ) or -eae (in botany ). ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French tribu or Latin tribus (singular and plural ); perhaps related to tri- ‘three ’ and referring to the three divisions of the early people of Rome. usage: In historical contexts, the word tribe is broadly accepted ( the area was inhabited by Slavic tribes ), but in contemporary contexts, it is problematic when used to refer to a community living within a traditional society. It is strongly associated with past attitudes of white colonialists toward so-called primitive or uncivilized peoples living in remote undeveloped places. For this reason it is generally preferable to use alternative terms such as community or people .
TriBeCa
Tri Be Ca |trīˈbekə traɪˈbɛkə | a residential and commercial section of southern Manhattan in New York City, noted for its factory lofts converted into apartments. Its name is derived from Tri angle Be low Ca nal Street.
tribesman
tribes man |ˈtrībzmən ˈtraɪbzmən | ▶noun ( pl. tribesmen ) a man belonging to a tribe in a traditional society or group.
Tribes of Israel
Tribes of Is ra el the twelve divisions of ancient Israel, each traditionally descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob. Ten of the tribes (Asher, Dan, Gad, Issachar, Levi, Manasseh, Naphtali, Reuben, Simeon, and Zebulun, known as the Lost Tribes ) were deported to captivity in Assyria c. 720 bc, leaving only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. Also called Twelve Tribes of Israel.
tribespeople
tribes peo ple |ˈtrībzˌpēpəl ˈtraɪbzˌpipəl | ▶plural noun people belonging to a tribe in a traditional society or group.
tribeswoman
tribes wom an |ˈtrībzˌwo͝omən ˈtraɪbzwʊmən | ▶noun ( pl. tribeswomen ) a woman belonging to a tribe in a traditional society or group.
Oxford Dictionary
tribe
tribe |trʌɪb | ▶noun 1 a social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader: indigenous Indian tribes. • (in ancient Rome ) each of several political divisions, originally three, later thirty, ultimately thirty-five. • derogatory a distinctive or close-knit group: she made a stand against the social codes of her English middle-class tribe | an outburst against the whole tribe of theoreticians. • informal a large number of people: tribes of children playing under the watchful eyes of nurses. 2 Biology a taxonomic category that ranks above genus and below family or subfamily, usually ending in -ini (in zoology ) or -eae (in botany ). ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French tribu or Latin tribus (singular and plural ); perhaps related to tri- ‘three ’ and referring to the three divisions of the early people of Rome. usage: In historical contexts the word tribe is broadly accepted ( the area was inhabited by Slavic tribes ), but in contemporary contexts it is problematic when used to refer to a community living within a traditional society. It is strongly associated with past attitudes of white colonialists towards so-called primitive or uncivilized peoples living in remote undeveloped places. For this reason it is generally preferable to use alternative terms such as community or people .
TriBeCa
Tri Be Ca |trīˈbekə traɪˈbɛkə | a residential and commercial section of southern Manhattan in New York City, noted for its factory lofts converted into apartments. Its name is derived from Tri angle Be low Ca nal Street.
tribesman
tribesman |ˈtrʌɪbzmən |(or tribeswoman ) ▶noun ( pl. tribesmen or tribeswomen ) a person belonging to a tribe in a traditional society or group.
Tribes of Israel
Tribes of Is ¦rael the twelve divisions of ancient Israel, traditionally descended from the twelve sons of Jacob. Ten of the tribes (Asher, Dan, Gad, Issachar, Levi, Manasseh, Naphtali, Reuben, Simeon, and Zebulun, known as the Lost Tribes ) were deported to captivity in Assyria c. 720 bc, leaving only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. Also called Twelve Tribes of Israel.
tribespeople
tribes |people |ˈtrʌɪbzpiːp (ə )l | ▶plural noun people belonging to a tribe in a traditional society or group.
American Oxford Thesaurus
tribe
tribe noun nomadic tribes of the Sahara: ethnic group, people, band, nation; family, dynasty, house, clan, sept.
Oxford Thesaurus
tribe
tribe noun 1 the nomadic tribes of the Sahara: ethnic group, people, race, nation; family, dynasty, house; clan, sept; technical gens; archaic folk. 2 a tribe of children trailed after her: group, crowd, gang, company, body, band, host, bevy, party, pack, army, herd, flock, drove, horde, mob; informal bunch, crew, gaggle, posse, load. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD tribe The word tribe can cause offence when used to refer to a community living within a traditional society today, and it is better in such cases to use alternative terms such as community or people. However, if talking about such communities in the past, it is perfectly acceptable to say tribe, for example the area was once inhabited by Slavic tribes. These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
tribe
tribe /traɪb /〖語源は 「古代ローマの3部族 (tri )」〗(形 )tribal 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 〖集合的に; ｟英 ｠では単複両扱い 〗1 部族 , 種族 (!時に侮辱的なニュアンスを伴う; →race 2 類義 ) ▸ Native American tribes 北米先住民諸部族 (!｟コーパス ｠個々の部族の名称にはthe Hutu tribe のように通例theが付く ) .2 ｟くだけて ｠a. ｟主に非難して ｠(同じ関心 職業などを持つ )一団, 連中 ▸ a tribe of teachers 教師連中 .b. 〖～s 〗大勢 .3 ｟おどけて ｠家族 .4 〘生物 〙族, 類 .5 (古代ローマの )3部族の1つ; (古代イスラエルの )12部族の1つ; (古代ギリシャの )部族 .
tribesman
tr í bes man 名詞 複 -men C 部族の一員 (｟男女共用 ｠tribal [tribe ] member ).
The Wordsmith Dictionary