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tribe

tribe

104 2.7
A close group of people who share the same interests or values
  • noun
  • /traɪb/
translation icon : tribu
  • It's the most adorable tribe of fans out there.
  • tribe members
  • one's tribe
  • neo-tribes

Go to the creating a whole tribe of fops.

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Examples

  • In the digital age, many people find their tribe through online communities that reflect their interests.

  • So when you build a tribe around a product, the tribe owns your brand.

  • And to you I say build a tribe and this is your home.

  • All in my tribe, we eat meat.

  • So we believe that it takes a tribe to run the whole ship.

  • So you find your tribe and your tribe finds you.

  • You have won your place in the tribe.

  • You see, we O'Learys are a strange tribe.

  • As long as you belong to the tribe, you're at the top of the tree.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Michael belongs to the tribe of the young and the unmoored.

Synonyms

folk
vstribe
1.0

A group of people who share the same culture or background

is a smaller close group united by shared values and lifestyle
community
vstribe
2.8

A group of people who live in the same area, like a neighborhood

is a closer tight group bound by shared values and way of life
clan
vstribe
594 2.9

A group of families who are related and share the same identity

is broader including people tied by common interests not only family
tribal society
vstribe
3 4.7

A society organized by groups of related families with traditional customs

is a smaller close knit circle sharing interests and ways of life

Antonyms

2.3

A single person or animal regarded separately from a group

Idioms

7.3

To discover a group of people who share your interests and make you feel at home

Your attitude and energy bring similar people into your life

Compounds

A group of people who live by hunting, fishing, and gathering wild plants

A group from ancient Israel who descend from Levi and serve in the temple

tribe Bubalus
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of animals that includes water buffalo and their close relatives

How Cohesive

clique
45 6.4
tribe
104 2.7
community
2.8
group
1.0
crowd
1.0

Surface Forms

tribe singular
tribes plural

Etymology

Tribe is often used today to mean a close group of people with the same interests or values, and this comes from the same old idea of a shared 'division' or group. That's why saying someone 'found their tribe' means they found people who belong with them.