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His goatee was dyed an uncanny shade of orange, that of a Dinka tribesman’s hair or maybe a punk’s mohawk.
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Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
The area has been the site of deadly clashes between Druze separatists and tribesmen.
—Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2025
An audience with the King of Nkangala — whose permission is required to track the ghost elephants — unfolds as casually as footage of a tribesmen spending all day fixing his instrument.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
In neighboring Nigeria last month, 27 Christians were reported killed by Islamist Fulani tribesmen in the village of Bindi Ta-hoss, where residents are predominantly Christian.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
The area has been the site of deadly clashes between Druze separatists and tribesmen.
—Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2025
An audience with the King of Nkangala — whose permission is required to track the ghost elephants — unfolds as casually as footage of a tribesmen spending all day fixing his instrument.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
In neighboring Nigeria last month, 27 Christians were reported killed by Islamist Fulani tribesmen in the village of Bindi Ta-hoss, where residents are predominantly Christian.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Tribesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tribesman. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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tribesman
noun
tribes·man
ˈtrībz-mən 
: a member of a tribe
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