tribalism
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɹaɪ.bə.lɪ.zəm/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɑɪ.bə.lɪ.zəm/
Noun
tribalism (countable and uncountable, plural tribalisms)
- The condition of being tribal.
- A feeling of identity and loyalty to one's tribe.
- The tendency among human beings to form socially cohesive groups within which there exists social pressure upon the individual to conform to either common behaviors, customs, habits, mores and/or norms, and which groups exhibit greater or lesser degrees of exclusivism.
- 2021, Rustam Atashov, Zamirbek Osorov, The Blessed Almakan:
- If we put an end to regionalism and normalize the flow of great energies in the body of Kyrgyzstan, then there will be a very rapid healing of the whole country and people, who have been vegetating in a semi-paralyzed state for many decades due to the grave illness of tribalism and regionalism.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
the condition of being tribal
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a feeling of identity and loyalty to one's tribe
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French tribalisme. By surface analysis, tribal + -ism.
Noun
tribalism n (uncountable)
Declension
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | tribalism | tribalismul |
| genitive-dative | tribalism | tribalismului |
| vocative | tribalismule | |