tribespeople
plural noun
tribes·peo·ple
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Definition of tribespeople
: members of a tribe
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Their families, proud Sunni tribespeople, appealed for justice, then called for reform of the regime, and finally demanded its removal. — Charles Glass, Harper's magazine, "“Tell Me How This Ends”," 10 Feb. 2019 In the 51-second clip released by FUNAI, the Brazilian government's Indian Affairs department, tribespeople are shown moving through a deforested area in the jungle and one tribe member appears to be carrying a bow and arrow. — James Rogers, Fox News, "Incredible drone footage shows isolated Amazon tribe," 24 Aug. 2018 In the same year, photos emerged of tribespeople living deep in the rainforest of the western Brazilian state of Acre. — James Rogers, Fox News, "Incredible drone footage shows isolated Amazon tribe," 24 Aug. 2018 Few of his tribespeople believe that that accounts for all the money. — Sean Flynn, Smithsonian, "The Reckoning," 23 Feb. 2018 Dug is a cipher of a hero who’s constantly upstaged by his fellow tribespeople, who in turn get upstaged by a sentient warthog named Hognob. — Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader, "Film / Sports Early Man is an unexpected dud from the creators of Wallace and Gromit," 21 Feb. 2018 Some tribespeople are often found to be in cahoots with drug smugglers and cartels to stash or traffic drugs. — CBS News, "The Wall - A Nation Divided," 29 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tribespeople.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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