as in ethnic
of, relating to, or reflecting the traits exhibited by a group of people with a common ancestry and culture
a tribal solidarity that transcends all other loyalties or bonds
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Recent Examples of tribal
Sacramento County is creating a criminal regional task force dedicated to investigate Missing and Murdered Indigenous People cases as announced in a news conference on Wilton Rancheria tribal lands.
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Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2025
The parcel was allotted to her in 1891 through the Dawes Act, which allowed the federal government to break up tribal land.
—Nick Oxford, New York Times, 21 May 2025
There’s no universal language—only tribal dialects.
—Shekar Natarajan, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
In the absence of traditional revenue streams, tribal governments have explored and embraced industries that leverage their unique legal status.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
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Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2025
The parcel was allotted to her in 1891 through the Dawes Act, which allowed the federal government to break up tribal land.
—Nick Oxford, New York Times, 21 May 2025
There’s no universal language—only tribal dialects.
—Shekar Natarajan, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
In the absence of traditional revenue streams, tribal governments have explored and embraced industries that leverage their unique legal status.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tribal
Adjective
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Men and boys have been targeted and slain on ethnic grounds.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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Switching among points of view, the novel explores the impacts of financial strain, ethnic hierarchies, and class disparity, in addition to the secrets that bind the families of the teen-agers together.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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These qualities, moreover, became increasingly significant as markers of gender and racial difference.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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Men did not see the same advantage, and the effect was not uniform across racial or ethnic groups.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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The United Nations broadly defines genocide as seriously harming or killing members of a group with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2022
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Pippa Small Getty ImagesJeff Spicer/BFC Meghan's support for ethnical clothing labels naturally extends to her jewelry collection.—
Marina Liao,
Marie Claire,
2 Jan. 2019
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“Tribal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribal. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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