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TRIBALISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tribalism mean? 

TRIBALISM (noun)
  The noun TRIBALISM has 2 senses:

1. the state of living together in tribesplay

2. the beliefs of a tribal societyplay

  Familiarity information: TRIBALISM used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TRIBALISM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The state of living together in tribes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("tribalism" is a kind of...):

state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)


Sense 2

Meaning:

The beliefs of a tribal society

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("tribalism" is a kind of...):

belief (any cognitive content held as true)


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