intertribal

adjective

in·​ter·​trib·​al ˌin-tər-ˈtrī-bəl How to pronounce intertribal (audio)
variants or inter-tribal
: existing or occurring between tribes
intertribal trading
: common to or shared by two or more tribes
intertribal struggles

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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 See All Example Sentences for intertribal

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of intertribal was in 1850

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“Intertribal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intertribal. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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