tribalist

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noun

A person who identifies with, or has loyalty to, a tribe or similar group.

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Meanings

nountribalist (plural tribalists)

plural tribalists

  1. A person who identifies with, or has loyalty to, a tribe or similar group.

    ‘Yes but your grandfather was a tribalist. That was the only reason he refused to let me and your father marry. Tribalism is what is holding Nigeria back. You must never judge someone based on their tribe.’

    2012, Chibundu Onuzo, The Spider King’s Daughter, Faber and Faber (2013), page 114

Origin

From tribal + -ist.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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