subtribe
- noun
- /ˈsʌbtraɪb/
- When a subchief died, a successor replaced him at the head of the subtribe.
- bands and subtribes
- three subtribes
- subtribe names
Examples
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Like regional bands, Pai subtribes formed around kinship ties and leadership roles.
Academic text (1998) -
There is little direct evidence for Pai subtribes as viable and important social and political units.
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Again, there is no proof that any of these men were acting in official positions or representing clearly defined subtribes.
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Two of the four bands making up the Yavapai Fighter subtribe had stream names: Lower Big Sandy River and Fort Rock Creek.
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Quasula succeeded his brother as chief of the Yavapai Fighters subtribe.
Academic text (1998) -
We reported thirteen Pai names for bands extant around 1860 and grouped them in three named subtribes identified by the Pai themselves.
Academic text (1999) -
Dobyns and Euler's (1970:16-42) discussion of aboriginal Pal organization describes regional bands and subtribes as well-defined and significant social and political units.
Academic text (1998) -
The Mohawk is one of the largest subtribes within the Iroquois Confederacy, known for its unique customs.
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Each subtribe within the larger clan has its own leader and traditions that distinguish it from the others.
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In the Amazon, several indigenous groups have formed subtribes that preserve their ancestral practices and languages.
Synonyms
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A smaller part of a larger group that has its own role or feature
A smaller group inside a larger community whose members share similar interests and interact more closely
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Etymology
Subtribe comes from the parts sub- meaning 'under' and tribe meaning 'a group of people'. So it literally means a smaller group 'under' the main tribe, like a small family inside a larger one with its own leader or customs.