tribal
- of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe: tribal customs.
Origin of tribal
Related Words for tribal
genetic, national, tribal, traditional, indigenous, familial, native, ancestral, folk, hereditary, genealogical, lineal, phyletic, phylogenetic, affiliated, congenital, consanguine, consanguineous, inborn, inbredExamples from the Web for tribal
Contemporary Examples of tribal
“He was a brave field commander and an expert in intelligence, and in organizing popular and tribal forces,” said the eulogist.
In tribal areas, such legitimacy cannot be gained while Assad in power.
Killer also noted that there are some tribal elections on the same day.
The drones bombing the tribal area, angering many, are run by the Company.
A lot of my family has been in tribal leadership, in tribal government, and they did what they were supposed to do.
Native American Basketball Team in Wyoming Have Hoop Dreams Of Their OwnRobert Silverman
August 31, 2014
Historical Examples of tribal
An obvious corollary of this is that tribal life does not consistently obtain.
The ForestStewart Edward White
Tribal custom requires the bridegroom to reside with the wife's family.
The Truth About WomanC. Gasquoine Hartley
Not that the Aryans always remembered that these beings were not local or tribal.
History of ReligionAllan Menzies
I do not believe that this tribal idealism which is now so potent will endure.
Irish Books and Irish PeopleStephen Gwynn
They are not consulted in the settlement of tribal disputes.
tribal
- of or denoting a tribe or tribestribal chiefs in northern Yemen
- displaying loyalty to a tribe, group, or tribal valuesthe tribal loyalties of Labour MPs