tribalism

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Canada, US, UK/ˈtɹaɪ.bə.lɪ.zəm/Australia/ˈtɹɑe.bə.lɪ.zəm/New Zealand[ˈtɹɑe̯.bə.lə.zəm]

noun

The condition of being tribal.

UncommonScrabble 13

Meanings

nountribalism (countable and uncountable, plural tribalisms)

plural tribalisms

  1. countableuncountableThe condition of being tribal.
  2. countableuncountableA feeling of identity and loyalty to one's tribe.
  3. countableuncountableThe tendency among human beings to form socially cohesive groups within which there exists social pressure upon the individual to conform to either common behaviors, customs, habits, mores and/or norms, and which groups exhibit greater or lesser degrees of exclusivism.

    If we put an end to regionalism and normalize the flow of great energies in the body of Kyrgyzstan, then there will be a very rapid healing of the whole country and people, who have been vegetating in a semi-paralyzed state for many decades due to the grave illness of tribalism and regionalism.

    2021, Rustam Atashov, Zamirbek Osorov, The Blessed Almakan

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

Translations

Catalan tribalisme
  • tribalismethe condition of being tribal
Danish tribalisme, stammementalitet
  • tribalismethe condition of being tribal
  • stammementaliteta feeling of identity and loyalty to one's tribe
Finnish heimolaisuus, heimokuntaisuus
  • heimolaisuusthe condition of being tribal
  • heimokuntaisuusthe condition of being tribal
  • tribalismithe condition of being tribal
  • heimokuntaisuusa feeling of identity and loyalty to one's tribe
  • tribalismia feeling of identity and loyalty to one's tribe
French tribalisme, tribalisme
  • tribalismethe condition of being tribal
  • tribalismea feeling of identity and loyalty to one's tribe
German Tribalismus, Stammesdenken
  • Tribalismusthe condition of being tribal
  • Stammesdenkena feeling of identity and loyalty to one's tribe
  • Stammesbewusstseina feeling of identity and loyalty to one's tribe
  • Stammesmentalitäta feeling of identity and loyalty to one's tribe
Greek φυλετισμός
  • φυλετισμός (fyletismós)the condition of being tribal
Polish trybializm
  • trybializmthe condition of being tribal
Russian трайбали́зм, трибали́зм
  • трайбали́зм (trajbalízm)the condition of being tribal
  • трибали́зм (tribalízm)the condition of being tribal
Swahili ukabila, ukabila
  • ukabilathe condition of being tribal
  • ukabilaa feeling of identity and loyalty to one's tribe
Cite this entry
APA

tribalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tribalism

MLA

“tribalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tribalism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tribalism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tribalism.

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