tribes

NOUN

ethnic group; family

Synonyms

STRONGEST

association caste clan people society

STRONG

blood class division dynasty horde house ilk kin kind kindred lineage race seed sort stock type

Example Sentences

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Tribes invoked expanded reservation boundaries in disputes over tax, tobacco and motor-vehicle compacts—areas that had previously been marked by cooperation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Miles holds a federally recognized tribal enrollment card from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation — a document that establishes her as both a member of her nation and a U.S. citizen.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2025

Tribes wield significant influence and often operate under their own moral and judicial codes, and they possess huge caches of arms.

From Barron's • Nov. 15, 2025

“Both these monuments were spearheaded by local Tribes with overwhelming support from local and regional communities including businesses and recreationalists,” Anderson said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2025

Ussher’s chronology and the Lost Tribes scenario were wrong.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann