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Noun tribe has 4 senses
tribe, folk - a social division of (usually preliterate) people--1 is a kind of social group
 --1 has members: moiety
 --1 has particulars: phyle
 
tribe, federation of tribes - a federation (as of American Indians)--2 is a kind of nation
 --2 has members: Mayan, Maya; Nahuatl; Olmec
 
tribe - (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily--3 is a kind of taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon
 --3 is a member of family
 --3 has particulars: Bovini, tribe Bovini; Bambuseae, tribe Bambuseae
 
 kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe - group of people related by blood or marriage--4 is a kind of social group
 --4 has members: 
--4 has particulars:
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