intertribal

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adjective

Between tribes.

OriginEnglish tribal ← Latin inter- ← Proto-Italic *n̥ter →
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Meanings

adjectiveintertribal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBetween tribes.

    I think in reality he was a Woolna spy, for his appearance on the scene generally foreboded some inter-tribal excitement and disturbance.

    1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 184

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishtribal
  8. Englishintertribal

From inter- + tribal.

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APA

intertribal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertribal

MLA

“intertribal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertribal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intertribal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertribal.

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