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tribal

[trahy-buhl] / ˈtraɪ bəl /
ADJECTIVE
of or characteristic of a tribe or tribes
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His images conjure illuminated manuscripts, textiles, hieroglyphics, board games, musical scores, and tribal and children’s art, while echoing the structures of animals, crystals, plants and cells.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

“This is beyond huge,” said J. Carlos Rivera, tribal chairman of the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

The auction house, in Bangor, County Down, has two human heads listed for sale in an ongoing auction: the 3,000-year-old Egyptian head and a Dayak tribal trophy skull from Borneo, Indonesia.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

Indigenous groups protested against the 2020 fireworks display, and the National Park Service has previously cited tribal, wildfire and environmental concerns over staging fireworks at the site.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

The river valleys of southeastern Australia remained occupied by tribal societies without agriculture.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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