neotribalism

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noun

The sociological concept that humans have evolved to live in a tribal society and thus will naturally form social networks constituting new "tribes".

OriginEnglish tribalism ← Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-) ← Proto-Hellenic *néwos →
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Meanings

nounneotribalism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe sociological concept that humans have evolved to live in a tribal society and thus will naturally form social networks constituting new "tribes".

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nu
  2. Proto-Indo-European*néwos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*néwos
  4. Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
  5. Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
  6. Englishneo-
  7. Englishtribal
  8. Englishtribalism
  9. Englishneotribalism

From neo- + tribalism.

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Chicago

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