Plural of tribe
regular plural
The plural of tribe is tribes.
Forms of tribe
| Singular | tribe /tɹaɪb/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | tribes /tɹaɪbz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Tribes in a sentence
- the Twelve Tribes of Israel; Germanic tribes; Celtic tribes
- This leaves for consideration of this group of small tribes, or subtribes, so far as mapped by the writer quoted, the Teule, Cazcan, and Tecuexe.1911, Cyrus Thomas, Indian Languages of Mexico and Central America
- The Lord divided the land to the tribes, each according to his lot.From the entry lot
- Some tribes used to collect scalps to prove how many of the enemy they had killed in battle.From the entry scalp
- The explorers wrote about the so-called uncivilized tribes.From the entry uncivilized
Meaning of tribe
- 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.
- noun A tribal nation or people.
- noun A nation or people considered culturally primitive, as may be the case in Africa, Australia or Native America.
Questions about the plural of tribe
- What is the plural of tribe?
- The plural of tribe is tribes.
- Is tribe countable?
- Tribe is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tribe (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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