detribalizationn.
/diːˌtrʌɪbəlʌɪˈzeɪʃən/ The process of becoming detribalized (see detribalize v.).
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detribalization1928
1928 R. L. Buell Native Probl. Afr. II. 1064/1 Detribalization, Belgian Congo.
1941 G. Wilson (title) Essay on the economics of detribalization in Northern Rhodesia (Rhodes–Livingstone Papers No. 5).
1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 6 Mar. 131/3 It is their [sc. West Indians'] detribalization and assimilation into White life which has paradoxically made them more self-aware..of their African-ness.
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n.1928- the other way around
- the other way round
- the otherthe other
- the outmost
- the outrance
- the outside
- the own
- the pack
- the pair of them
- the pair of us
- the pair of you
- the palace
- the palaceward
- the palouse
- the pantiles
- the party is over
- the past is another country
- the past is prologue
- the path of true love never did run smooth
- the patience of job
- the patience of job's turkey
- the patter of little feet
- the patter of tiny feet
- the peace of the church
- the peg