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tribals

tribals is the plural of tribal.

Meaning of tribal

Noun

tribal (plural tribals)

  1. A design or image that has been influenced by indigenous peoples; especially such a tattoo.
  2. (India) A member of a tribe.
    • This right had been accepted by relative tribals but misobeyed and effaced by non-tribals and foreign peasants.1983, Human Science: Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India, page 141

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Questions about tribals

What is tribals the plural of?
Tribals is the plural of tribal.

Words near tribals in the dictionary

  1. tribalize
  2. tribalized
  3. tribalizes
  4. tribalizing
  5. tribally
  6. tribals
  7. triband
  8. tribar
  9. tribarium
  10. tribarred
  11. tribars

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