: a member of an aboriginal people of India
—usually used in plural
Examples of tribal in a Sentence
Adjective
a tribal solidarity that transcends all other loyalties or bonds
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
Beyond the financial incentives, personal ties to leading figures and adherence to differing philosophies about artificial intelligence have lent a tribal element to Silicon Valley’s latest talent wars.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2025
Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Todd had the greatest final tribal of all time with his way with words.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
But there is no question that the document drafted by the victorious colonists to formally end the war, the Treaty of Hartford of 1638, directed that surviving Pequots be sold into slavery and stripped of their lands, history and tribal name.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
Beyond the financial incentives, personal ties to leading figures and adherence to differing philosophies about artificial intelligence have lent a tribal element to Silicon Valley’s latest talent wars.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
And when Rachel responded that his path was easier because people were not targeting him, Sam was able to deftly counter that he was voted for the most times out of anyone in the final three, and was voted for at four different tribals and received 10 votes.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Todd had the greatest final tribal of all time with his way with words.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Tribal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tribal. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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