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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 tribes
2. the beliefs of a tribal society
Familiarity information: TRIBALISM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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