Synonyms for tribal
ˈtraɪ bəltrib·al

Princeton's WordNet

1. tribaladjective

   relating to or characteristic of a tribe

   "tribal customs"

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1. List of paraphrases for "tribal":

   tribes, tribe, kabylie, tribesmen, inter-tribal, clan, tribalism, buraku

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1. Julie Hubbard:

   It was a brief and private conversation but I understand that she did apologize for causing confusion on tribal sovereignty and tribal citizenship and the harm that has resulted.

2. Director Tio Hardiman:

   The gun violence problem in Chicago, Baltimore, New Orleans, Memphis, St. Louis is cultural and it’s tribal, all the experts out there in the field – if they do not understand the culture and the history of the gun violence with African American people and I say this because 80% of the violence occurs in the African American community.

3. Michael Knights:

   In the 11 months since Mosul fell, only a tiny number of new local forces have been raised in Ramadi -- a weak brigade of 2,000 federal police and a new 1,000-strong unit of tribal paramilitaries.

4. Faysal Itani:

   ISIS continues to build support among tribal groups, and attract fighters defecting from other insurgent groups.

5. Dawlat Wazir:

   Tribal elders may not be able to bring about peace and create a ceasefire for the whole country but they can for their own districts and they will.