intertribal

adjective

in·​ter·​trib·​al ˌin-tər-ˈtrī-bəl 

variants or inter-tribal

: existing or occurring between tribes

intertribal trading

: common to or shared by two or more tribes

intertribal struggles

Examples of intertribal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Maori iwi leaders, including the Te Pou Tupua, or the human spokespersons for the Whanganui came to Phoenix to meet with Arizona tribal leaders in 2023 to continue the intertribal dialog on how best to protect and preserve water and the waterways that rivers sustain. —Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025

From the 1940s to the 1960s, an emerging tribal traditionalist movement began calling for reconciliation between Native religions and Christianity and intertribal unity. —Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025

Quinnipiac University 1 of 14 Quinnipiac University's first intertribal Powwow takes place Sunday, April 13, 2025 on the university’s Mount Carmel Campus Quad. —Quinnipiac University, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2025

Additionally, the tribe will share five washes with the Navajo Nation, subject to an intertribal agreement. —Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for intertribal

• bible
• cybele
• libel
• scribal
• tribal