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TRIBES Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word tribes. (exact relations)
There are 13 hypernyms of the word tribes. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for TRIBES

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folk
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• people in general (often used in the plural)

• a social division of (usually preliterate) people

• people descended from a common ancestor

• the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community

peoples
nounn
noun

• the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group

clans
nounn
noun

• group of people related by blood or marriage

communities
nounn
noun

• a group of people living in a particular local area

• a group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession, or other particular characteristic in common

• common ownership

• a group of nations having common interests

• agreement as to goals

• a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences

• (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

kinships
nounn
noun

• a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character

• (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

lineages
nounn
noun

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

• the number of lines in a piece of printed material

• a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted

• inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

nations
nounn
noun

• a politically organized body of people under a single government

• United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)

• the people who live in a nation or country

• a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes)

societies
nounn
noun

• an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

• a formal association of people with similar interests

• the state of being with someone

• the fashionable elite

clan
nounn
noun

• group of people related by blood or marriage

kin
nounn
noun

• a person having kinship with another or others

• group of people related by blood or marriage

adjective satellite

• related by blood

kindred
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• group of people related by blood or marriage

adjective satellite

• similar in quality or character

• related by blood or marriage

federation of tribes
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a federation (as of American Indians)

kin group
nounn
noun

• group of people related by blood or marriage

kinship group
nounn
noun

• group of people related by blood or marriage

Best Hypernyms For TRIBES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for tribes, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (10)
nation people taxon clans collectives communities groups organizations populations societies
Phrases (3)
social grouptaxonomic categorytaxonomic group

Alternatives for FOLK

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