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tribespeople

American  
[trahybz-pee-puhl] / ˈtraɪbzˌpi pəl /

plural noun

  1. the members of a tribe.


Etymology

Origin of tribespeople

First recorded in 1885–90; tribe + 's 1 + people

Example Sentences

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Each year, the tribespeople benefit from over $560,000 in carbon revenue that pays for forest scouts and funds education, healthcare and emergency food rations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

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

Chomu suggested Britain follow the example of Germany, which has apologised for its slaughter of tribespeople in Namibia more than a century ago and agreed to fund projects worth over a billion euros.

From Reuters • Nov. 1, 2023

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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