名词

1. (尤指发展中国家的)部落，部族(一些人不赞成此用法)
Tribe is sometimes used to refer to a group of people of the same race, language, and customs, especially in a developing country. Some people disapprove of this use.

2. (从事相同活动或行为相同的)一伙(人)，一帮(人)
You can use tribe to refer to a group of people who are all doing the same thing or who all behave in the same way.

1. group of people related by blood or marriage

Synonym: kinkin groupkinship groupkindredclan

2. (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily

3. a federation (as of American Indians)

Synonym: federation of tribes

4. a social division of (usually preliterate) people

Synonym: folk