tribal English · revision 10418

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1632|origins=en tribe}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈtɹaɪbəl/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[tribe]] with the suffix [[-al]].^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Of or characteristic of a tribe or tribes: 1632, the 1630s in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ ''Tribally'' is from 1890.^(OED 1989) ''Tribal council'' is from 1948.^(OED 1989) The sense, characterized by strong loyalty to one's group, is from 1951, in Hannah Arendt.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) As a noun, a member of a tribal community, it is chiefly Indian English from 1958.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1632 – of a tribe.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1890 – tribally.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1951 – group loyalty.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1958 – a tribal person (noun).^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Of, relating to or characteristic of a [[tribe]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Showing strong loyalty to one's own group.^(Collins 2023)^(OED 1989)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # ''(chiefly Indian English)'' A member of a tribal community.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[tribally]]

+ * [[nontribal]]

+ * [[pretribal]]

+ * [[subtribal]]

+ * [[untribal]]

+ * [[tribalism]]

+ * [[intertribal]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[tribe]]

+ * [[tribune]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}