tribelet
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tribelet
Example Sentences
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The Cholbon tribelet of the Northern Valley Yokuts tribe originally inhabited the area now called Mountain House, according to the Mountain House Community Services District.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2024
Since the disease may take a very long time to kill its victim, the victim remains alive as a reservoir of microbes to infect other members of the tribelet.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Having killed most of the tribelet, the epidemic then disappears.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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In addition, measles and some of our other “childhood” diseases are more likely to kill infected adults than children, and all adults in the tribelet are susceptible.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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It seems likely that we have here a single small division, or tribelet, with the "capital" at Maiyakma and with three smaller, peripheral villages.
From The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of California by Cook, Sherburne Friend
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