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intertribe

intertribe is the alternative form of intertribal.

Meaning of intertribal

Adjective

intertribal (not comparable)

  1. Between tribes.
    • I think in reality he was a Woolna spy, for his appearance on the scene generally foreboded some inter-tribal excitement and disturbance.1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 184

Origin of intertribe

From inter- + tribe.

Questions about intertribe

What is intertribe the alternative form of?
Intertribe is the alternative form of intertribal.

Words near intertribe in the dictionary

  1. intertreatment
  2. intertree
  3. intertrial
  4. intertribal
  5. intertribally
  6. intertribe
  7. intertrigeminal
  8. intertrigines
  9. intertriginous
  10. intertriglyph
  11. intertriglyphs

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