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la

feminine

/tʁi.by/

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Translation

tribe

Word origin

From Latin tribus, one of the three original divisions of the Roman people. The same noun lies behind 'tribute' and 'tribunal'.

Origin
Latin
Root
tribus
English cognates
tribe, tribute, tribunal

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluraltribus

Examples

Cette .

This tribe lives near the river.

.

The northern tribes speak another language.

.

The chief of the tribe spoke.

.

Two tribes share the land in the north.

' .

The whole tribe sat down around the fire.

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This word is part of lesson 42.