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tribalist

tribalist noun: a person who identifies with, or has loyalty to, a tribe or similar group.

Noun

tribalist (plural tribalists)

  1. A person who identifies with, or has loyalty to, a tribe or similar group.
    • ‘Yes but your grandfather was a tribalist. That was the only reason he refused to let me and your father marry. Tribalism is what is holding Nigeria back. You must never judge someone based on their tribe.’2012, Chibundu Onuzo, The Spider King’s Daughter, Faber and Faber (2013), page 114

Forms of tribalist

pluraltribalists

Origin of tribalist

From tribal + -ist.

Questions about tribalist

What does tribalist mean?
Tribalist means a person who identifies with, or has loyalty to, a tribe or similar group.
What part of speech is tribalist?
Tribalist is a noun.
What is the plural of tribalist?
The plural of tribalist is tribalists.

Words near tribalist in the dictionary

  1. tribalised
  2. tribalises
  3. tribalising
  4. tribalism
  5. tribalisms
  6. tribalist
  7. tribalistic
  8. tribalistically
  9. tribalists
  10. tribalities
  11. tribality

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