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tribe

tribe

104 2.7
A close group of people who share the same interests or values
  • noun
  • /traɪb/
: 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.