What does tribal mean?
Tribal means Of or relating to tribes..
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/ˈtɹaɪbəl/ · adjective
Of or relating to tribes..
social order through tribal law
‘What has he done?’ ‘Oh, killed a few natives. That wouldn’t count so much if it was all ‘tribal’; but he’s ‘gone cheeky’ and threatens wholesale murder. My job is to grab him before he slaughters more.’
a tribal society
tribal history
tribal techno music
a purse with a tribal design
This right had been accepted by relative tribals but misobeyed and effaced by non-tribals and foreign peasants.
[…] the legendary Adivasi leader Jaipal Singh Munda who came to represent the tribals not just of his native plateau, but also of all of India […]
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Tribal means Of or relating to tribes..
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social order through tribal law
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