tribespeople
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of tribespeople
Example Sentences
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She urged “all tribespeople and villagers” to cooperate with the military and law enforcement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
"Traditional farmers like me and the tribespeople lived here harmoniously for years," he says.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2024
Sometimes the attendees’ feedback could be “a shock to the curatorial ego,” Frost said, giving the example of a 2017 exhibition on the Scythians, nomadic tribespeople from Siberia.
From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024
Similarly, during the Middle Ages, Celts and Germanic tribespeople wore baggy undershorts called braies.
From National Geographic • Jan. 9, 2024
While nomads and tribespeople occasionally defeat organized governments and religions, the trend over the past 13,000 years has been for the nomads and tribespeople to lose.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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