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trib·al·ism

(trī′bə-lĭz′əm)

1. The organization, culture, or beliefs of a tribe.

2. A strong feeling of identity with and loyalty to one's tribe or group.

trib′al·ist n.

trib′al·is′tic adj.

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tribalism

(ˈtraɪbəˌlɪzəm)

1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) the state of existing as a separate tribe or tribes

2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) the customs and beliefs of a tribal society

3. (Anthropology & Ethnology) loyalty to a tribe or tribal values

ˈtribalist n, adj

ˌtribalˈistic adj

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trib•al•ism

(ˈtraɪ bəˌlɪz əm)

n.

1. the customs and beliefs of tribal life and society.

2. strong loyalty to one's own group.

[1885–90]

tribalism

1. the customs, life, and organization of a tribal society.
2. a strong loyalty to one’s tribe, party, or group.

tribalism

[ˈtraɪbəlɪzəm] N → tribalismo m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tribalism

n → Stammesstruktur f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tribalism

[ˈtraɪbəlɪz/əm] n (Anthropology, Sociol) → organizzazione f tribale (pej) → tribalismo

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Noun	1.	tribalism - the state of living together in tribes state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
	2.	tribalism - the beliefs of a tribal society belief - any cognitive content held as true