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单词 subtribal
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subtribaladj.

Brit. /ˌsʌbˈtrʌɪbl/, U.S. /ˌsəbˈtraɪb(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, tribal adj.
Etymology: < sub- prefix + tribal adj., after subtribe n. Compare earlier subtribual adj.
Of, belonging, or relating to a subtribe.
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1866 Fraser's Mag. Apr. 545/1 A sub-tribal division of these East Africans into families.
1880 Jrnl. Linn. Soc.: Bot. 17 237 In the subtribal character he says of the female flower [etc.].
1958 G. Lienhardt in J. Middleton & D. Tait Tribes without Rulers 103 Young men of each subtribe gather in the wet season in a single subtribal camping area.
1969 W. Bascom in D. P. Biebuyck Trad. & Creativity in Tribal Art vii. 110 Styles may reflect subtribal groups, tribes, or supratribal regions.
1986 P. B. Tomlinson Bot. Mangroves (1994) b. 310 Pollen morphology is distinctive;..separate subtribal status is suggested.
2006 P. Tapsell in A. E. Coombes Rethinking Settler Colonialism iv. 86 The local government-run Rotorua Museum..is located..on the sub-tribal lands of Ngati Whakaue.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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