tribal society
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- noun
- /ˈtraɪbəl səˈsaɪəti/
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sociedad tribal
- Historically, the Cherokees, like many tribal societies, enjoyed a strong sense of moral obligation and a well-defined ethical system (Gilbert 1943).
- many tribal societies
- Arab tribal society
A person might say that's a relic of a kind of tribal Society, of a kind of pre modern.
- A person might say that's a relic of a kind of tribal Society, of a kind of pre modern.
- They're free, but they also, you know, they're a tribal society.
Examples
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From a political point of view, Islam raised tribal society to a higher, more inclusive level of integration.
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Is there any evidence from tribal societies that widows go to men with whom they have had affairs?
Academic text (2000) -
'... we are, more and more, a tribal society ...'
Blog text (5) -
Many, if not most, of the young men in tribal societies are illiterate.
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In summary, people who were witches and the methods they used have parallels in other tribal societies in the present and the past.
Academic text (2000) -
It's certainly true that Afghanistan is a tribal society and that it has always been fairly decentralized.
Academic text (2009) -
Beyond disrupting cooperation and shared pasture, feuds and violence can threaten the social fabric of tribal society.
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Anthropologists and folklorists ascribed to tribal societies before European contact the functional virtues of timeless tradition.
Academic text (2016) -
Likewise, the borderline traits of addiction and substance abuse are uncommon in small-scale tribal societies (Fabrega 1984).
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In a traditional tribal society, families often rely on each other for support and resources.
Synonyms
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A group of people who share the same family background, language, and customs
How Kin-Based
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4.7
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- US
∞
1.0
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'tribal' (pertaining to tribes) + 'society' (a community), so a learner who knows both words can infer a community organized around tribes. This adjective+noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows straightforward English composition, making it immediately comprehensible at B1 level.
Etymology
Tribal society comes from the simple picture of a tribal group of families who live and work together and a society meaning their whole community with elders and shared traditions, so it means 'a community organized by family groups and tradition'.