tribespeople

plural noun

tribes·​peo·​ple ˈtrībz-ˌpē-pəl How to pronounce tribespeople (audio)
: members of a tribe

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There, rangers have been tasked with keeping Baka tribespeople out of vast areas of rainforest that have been designated as protected. Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025 More than 250 people died this week after clashes broke out on Sunday between Bedouin tribespeople and Druze militias. Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 17 July 2025 Yet for years to come, visitors to the area would report encounters with local tribespeople, and tales of their ancestors, who had European features. Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025 There were no contemporaneous accounts written by Omanis, or written in Arabic, that recorded with such specificity the life and times of Omani tribespeople of that time. Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tribespeople

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tribespeople was in 1888

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“Tribespeople.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tribespeople. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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