Clues for the word "TRIBE"

We've had 155 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 287 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on August 21, 2026.

Definition of tribe

n. - A family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same progenitor, and kept distinct, as in the case of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of Jacob.
n. - A number of species or genera having certain structural characteristics in common; as, a tribe of plants; a tribe of animals.
n. - A nation of savages or uncivilized people; a body of rude people united under one leader or government; as, the tribes of the Six Nations; the Seneca tribe.
n. - A division, class, or distinct portion of a people, from whatever cause that distinction may have originated; as, the city of Athens was divided into ten tribes.
n. - A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line; as, the Duchess tribe of shorthorns.
v. t. - To distribute into tribes or classes.