tribespeople

plural noun

tribes·​peo·​ple ˈtrībz-ˌpē-pəl How to pronounce tribespeople (audio)
: members of a tribe

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In the 1980s, as Taiwan’s industry grew rapidly, many of the young tribespeople began leaving the village to find work. — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026 With bow and arrow in hand, Anghba finds his hunt for a wild boar across a riverbank interrupted by a raft floating downstream, as former tribespeople surround a jovial American preacher (Douglas Henshall), much to the chieftain’s chagrin. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026 Taken together, the two films yield a fascinating, complex look at Chad in the 1970s, from the perspective of its native tribespeople and European journalists/aid workers/archaeologists alike. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026 There, rangers have been tasked with keeping Baka tribespeople out of vast areas of rainforest that have been designated as protected. — Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tribespeople

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tribespeople was in 1888

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