tribal

From tribe +‎ -al, first attested in the 1630s.[1][2][3][4]

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹaɪbəl/
• Rhymes: -aɪbəl

tribal (comparative more tribal, superlative most tribal)

1. Of or relating to tribes.
2. Based on or organized according to tribes.

   a tribal society

• tribalism
• tribalist
• tribalistic

tribal (plural tribals)

1. A design or image that has been influenced by indigenous peoples; especially such a tattoo.

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /tɾiˈbal/

tribal (masculine and feminine plural tribals)

1. tribal (of or pertaining to tribes)
2. tribal (based on or organized according to tribes)

• tribu

• “tribal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “tribal” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “tribal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “tribal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Similar vowel sounds of bright and tribe.

tribal

1. bright; having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent

tribal (feminine singular tribale, masculine plural tribals or tribaux, feminine plural tribales)

1. tribal

tribal m or f (plural tribais)

1. tribal (of or pertaining to tribes)
2. tribal (based on or organized according to tribes)

• tribo

• tribual

• IPA^(key): /tɾiˈbal/, [t̪ɾiˈβal]

tribal (plural tribales)

1. tribal (of or pertaining to tribes)
2. tribal (based on or organized according to tribes)

• tribu

• “tribal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.