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tribe meaning in Nepali

जनजाति

/tɹaɪb/

tribe in Nepali: जनजाति, जनजातिको. In English, tribe means an ethnic group larger than a band or clan (and which may contain clans) but smaller than a nation (and which in turn may constitute a nation with other tribes). The tribe is often the basis of ethnic identity.

Nepali words for tribe

जनजाति, जनजातिको

English meaning of tribe

  1. noun An ethnic group larger than a band or clan (and which may contain clans) but smaller than a nation (and which in turn may constitute a nation with other tribes). The tribe is often the basis of ethnic identity.
  2. noun A tribal nation or people.
  3. noun A nation or people considered culturally primitive, as may be the case in Africa, Australia or Native America.
  4. noun A socially cohesive group of people within a society.

Full definition of tribe

tribe in a sentence

  • the Twelve Tribes of Israel; Germanic tribes; Celtic tribes
  • The Formation of Kazakh Identity: From Tribe to Nation-state
  • Near-synonyms: nation; ingroup

Synonyms of tribe

tribe in other languages

Questions about tribe in Nepali

What is the meaning of tribe in Nepali?
Tribe in Nepali is जनजाति, जनजातिको.
tribe को नेपाली अर्थ के हो?
Tribe: जनजाति, जनजातिको.
What does tribe mean in English?
Tribe means an ethnic group larger than a band or clan (and which may contain clans) but smaller than a nation (and which in turn may constitute a nation with other tribes). The tribe is often the basis of ethnic identity.

Source and license

Nepali words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “tribe”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: tribe (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Nepali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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