tribe

n 1: a social division of (usually preliterate) people [syn: {folk}]

2: a federation (as of American Indians) [syn: {federation of

tribes}]

3: (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a

subfamily

4: group of people related by blood or marriage [syn: {kin}, {kin

group}, {kinship group}, {kindred}, {clan}]