tribes
Traditional social units
Tribes is the plural of tribe—a social group bound by common ancestry, culture, territory, or leadership.
Indigenous peoples often organize as tribes: Several tribes signed the treaty.
The word extends to any tight-knit group with shared identity or interests: the tribes of social media, finding your tribe.
In modern casual use, tribe often means one's close circle of friends or community.
Related group sharing ancestry
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- familyRelated people together
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
descendants · kinfolk · kindred · genealogy · heritage · forebears · progeny · dynasty
Ceremonial repeated practices
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- beliefsAccepted truths, personal
mythology · folklore · totems · shamanism · rites · headdress · regalia · drums
Collective of connected people
- collectiveJointly organized group
- allianceFormal union of parties
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
gathering · assembly · council · village · settlement · encampment · band · group
clan
Related group sharing ancestry
ancestors · descendants · kinfolk · kindred · genealogy · heritage · forebears · progeny · dynasty · household
rituals
Ceremonial repeated practices
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
beliefs · mythology · folklore · totems · shamanism · rites · headdress · regalia · drums · chants
community
Collective of connected people
- collectiveJointly organized group
- allianceFormal union of parties
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
coalition · gathering · assembly · council · village · settlement · encampment · band · group · affiliation
aboriginal
Indigenous to a place
Navajo · Cherokee · Masai · Bedouin · Inuit · Amazonian · Bantu · Berber · Hmong · Yoruba
subculture
Group with alternative norms
movement · clique · crew · squad · in-group · loyalty · identity · branding · influencer · niche
- AfricaEgypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- Native AmericansCherokee, Apache, Navajo, Sioux, Mohawk
- nomadic lifenomads, yurt, wanderers, tent, Bedouins
- Ancient IsraelIsraelites, Jerusalem, Israel, Judea, Judah
tribesnations
Sovereign political entities
nation-states · empires · states · civilizations · kingdoms
tribesindividuals
Separate, distinct people
hermits · free agents · loners · lone wolves · solitaries
tribesuniversal brotherhood
Belief all humans connected
humanity · global citizens · melting pots · civic associations · strangers
- tribal councilIndigenous community's ruling body
- nomadic tribeMigrating group of people
- tribal societyKinship-based communal organization
- tribal traditionsInherited communal practices
- tribal ceremoniesFormal communal cultural observances
- tribal patternsTraditional indigenous designs
tribe, tribal, tribalism, tribune, tribe's, tribesman, tribesmen, intertribal, tribally