SINCE 1828
subtribe
noun
sub·tribe
| \ ˈsəb-ˌtrīb
\
\
variants:
or sub-tribe
plural subtribes
or sub-tribes
Definition of subtribe
: a tribe that is part of a larger tribe
According to tradition the Arapaho were formerly composed of five subtribes, or bands …— Barbara A. Leitch
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