Definitions
1.NounAn ethnic group larger than a band or clan (and which may contain clans) but smaller than a nation (and which in turn may constitute a nation with other tribes). The tribe is often the basis of ethnic identity."the Twelve Tribes of Israel; Germanic tribes; Celtic tribes; The Formation of Kazakh Identity: From Tribe to Nation-state"
2.NounA tribal nation or people.
3.NounA nation or people considered culturally primitive, as may be the case in Africa, Australia or Native America.
4.NounA socially cohesive group of people within a society."She found her tribe among fellow cross-stitchers."
5.NounA class or group of things.
6.NounA group of apes who live and work together.
7.NounA hierarchical rank between family and genus.
8.NounA group of affiliated Mardi Gras Indians.
9.NounThe collective noun for various animals.
10.NounA family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line."the Duchess tribe of shorthorns"
11.VerbTo distribute into tribes or classes; to categorize.