From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Anthropologytribetribe /traɪb/●くろまる●くろまる○しろまる noun [countable]1SAGROUP OF PEOPLEa social group consisting of people of the same race who have the same beliefs, customs, language etc, and usually live in one particular area ruled by their leadera tribe of Aborigines known as the Dolphin People2a group of people with the same interests – used especially to show disapprovaltribes of journalists3HBa group of related animals or plantsthe cat tribe4humorousFAMILY a large familyWe were only expecting Jack and his wife, but the whole tribe turned up.Examples from the Corpustribe• There is a tribe of beetles that specializes in feeding on bitter plants.• WesternAustraliantribes• There, capitalismdissolved social differentiation - families, castes, clans, tribes, provinces, religions, gender, nationality.• The Ghond tribe would only accept food from a Ghond cook.• In recent years, the tribe had been badly affected by diseases brought in by prospectingminers.• The tribedanced for three days in the hope that the Great Spirits would send them rain.• The tribes which inhabit the UpperHunter and the adjacent parts of the colony are extremely harmless and well disposed.Origintribe(1200-1300)Latintribus"group within the Roman people, tribe"