Kilo Lingo

/traɪb/

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Translation

A group of families who live together and share the same leader, language, and way of life.

Word origin

From Latin tribus, the name for one of the three original divisions of the Roman people.

Origin
Latin
Root
tribus
English cognates
tribal, tribute

Examples

hundreds .

A tribe often shares one home area for a very long time.

.

A tribe shares a language and a way of life.

tribes .

The plural is tribes.

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This word is part of lesson 42.