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tribe English
Meaning tribe meaning
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Europeans tried to civilize the tribe.
That tribe worships its ancestors.
The tribe worships its ancestors and speaks its own language, and speaks an unfamiliar language.
Members of that tribe settled along the river.
Members of the tribe settled down along the river.
The language of that tribe is as complex as any other human language.
He has been the chief of his tribe for 35 years.
A common misconception about Christopher Columbus is that he once impressed a tribe of natives by predicting the lunar eclipse. The truth of the matter is that he CAUSED it.
A tribe of natives once honored Christopher Columbus with an all-he-could-eat feast. Years of famine followed.
The squirrel is the guardian spirit of our tribe.
The Zulu tribe in South Africa has its own language.
The handle of an axe is Death to its own tribe.
The tribe wasn't delighted about the advent of the peacemaker.
Tom and Maria decided to join the Mosuo tribe in China, still living in the matriarchy.
The tribe foraged for berries.
Mary, the mother of Jesus, was from the tribe of Judah, and Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, was from the tribe of Levi, so they could not be biological relatives.
The original name of Joshua was Hoshea the son of Nun, and he came from the tribe of Ephraim.
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Why? Some people in his tribe believe that having sex with a virgin will cure their AIDS.
Sooner or later, he's bound to run into a tribe or something.
There is a tribe of porters some 500 miles from here.
All them in the boat are our tribe.
That's all our tribe.
You accursed ones! Come to your senses! What a wild tribe!
A stupid tribe!
That's different blood, a different tribe.
We're initiated to the tribe.
We escaped while the tribe visited Quebec.
Did he tell you the one where he stopped a tribe of Injuns single-handed?
He was off scoutin' one morning. - LittleJoe, LittleJoe - and he come face to face with a whole tribe of Injuns.
Members of the tribe.
In ancient times the Aryan tribe of the Langobardians made human sacrifice to the God Thor.
Each tribe follows its own route.
Setting foot on another tribe's land could start a war.
My father said they're an immortal tribe who've survived continuously since ancient times. hiding in the shadows.
The Cameron tribe must stick together.
Those markings on the shield mean they're the foremost warriors of the tribe.
And these natives here, are they of the same tribe?
If one of them is found even to have looked at it. he's put to death by the witch man of the tribe.
He's looking for some fellow that's broken the big law of the tribe.
After him, Riano, or we'll have the whole tribe on us.
A hostile tribe.
We came across a Zulu warrior once that had been killed by his tribe. because he tried to climb it.
If they'd made the Mutia, no tribe would've followed them.
What tribe?
Obviously it's strategic to put on a display of force for the Suristani tribe. More effective than bullets.
Go.tell.tribe!
Now.go.tell.tribe!
Bring.tribe.
In ancient times the Aryan tribe of the Langobardians made human sacrifice to the god Thor.
Now I know why I have such a tribe of sons.
We know where the Kaluana tribe is but little else except that they're said to be dangerous.
They belong to a tribe called the Watussi.
No, but you are the patriarch of your tribe.
To a Jewess named Rebecca, daughter of Isaac, the banker of his tribe.
Consider this: If one of their tribe can so deprave a man like the Saxon Ivanhoe and a man like the Norman Bois-Guilbert what has the whole tribe done to Richard, who is also a man?
But, when we asked how they've kept themselves from blowing each other to bits, his answer was one tribe must hold the power.
Oh, Blackfoot tribe.
News and current affairs
The tribe can be a club, a clan, or a nation.
In battles for survival, whether in Yugoslavia or Israel, everyone sticks with his own tribe or nation, whether its policies are right or wrong.
Jibril's international legitimacy, his tribal affiliation (the Warfalla tribe includes about one million of Libya's 6.4 million people), and leadership style, coupled with a broad coalition, served the country's liberal forces well.
A few days before Easter, people in Ghana, a heavily Christian country, were shocked by violence between members of the Dagomb, an Islamic tribe.
Members of one extended family within the Dagomb organized the murder of the tribe's own chief.
Ever since they colonized Africa, Europeans have railed against tribalism, whilst simultaneously pitting one tribe against another whenever this suited their purposes.
By ignoring tribal affinities, Europeans hoped to create an Africa whose allegiance was to nation first and tribe second (or not at all).
Consider the Ghanaian member of the FraFra tribe who returned from a period abroad intent on helping his group, which is a tiny minority in the country.
Instead of relying on state structures to govern, he leaned on a small coterie of minions and members of his tribe.
Moreover, national identities often compete with - and are increasingly overwhelmed by - those stemming from religion, sect, and tribe.
He must decide whether he is a Muslim first, then a member of his tribe, say, Hausa, and then of his nation, say, Nigeria.
Even close allies who belong to Saleh's own Hashid tribe, such as Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, have abandoned him.
Clearly, then, whatever de Coubertin might have hoped, cosmopolitanism and cross-cultural brotherhood comes less naturally to human beings than the raw emotions of the tribe.
A Saudi prince's status is based on his mother's tribe and his alliances with other male royals.
We humans are most strongly empathetic toward those who share the greatest proportion of our genes: our children, our parents, our siblings, and, by lessening gradations, our extended family and tribe.
Youth of the Ijo tribe demand that the government redraw local government boundaries, which they claim favor the Itsekiri, a rival group, before the elections.
Yemen 's central problems are two: the ongoing civil war that the government is waging against the Houthi tribe in the country's north, and the suppression of a secessionist movement in the south.