tribal boundaries

collocation in English

meaningsoftribalandboundary

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tribal
adjective
uk
/ˈtraɪ.bəl/us
/ˈtraɪ.bəl/
relating to ...
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boundary
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/us
/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/
a real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit ...
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(Definition oftribalandboundaryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftribal boundaries

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The territories in question are enormous, and the notion "tribe" and the "tribal boundaries" drawn on maps cannot give much help.
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The boundary commission attempted to delineate an international border that would coincide with tribal boundaries.
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How can we show our support for those kinds of agreement that cross tribal boundaries and which are so often the cause of internecine warfare?
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In colonial days, there was no recognition of natural groupings, tribal boundaries and so on.
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However, there are areas where the religious and tribal boundaries coincide quite importantly.
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But we took insufficient cognisance of tribal boundaries.
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They derive from the colonial past and from unreal tribal boundaries.
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Today he is penned within his tribal boundaries and is fighting a losing battle for self-sufficiency on a subsistence basis.
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Its organization as a cantref seems to have developed along the earlier tribal boundaries of a "gwlad" (people) or "tud" (tribe).
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It has the disadvantage of ignoring geographic features such as rivers, cliffs, and highways and cultural features such as tribal boundaries.
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Textual scholars believe that these lists were originally independent administrative documents, not necessarily dating from the same time, and hence reflecting the changing tribal boundaries.
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The bison would frequently move across tribal boundaries, and desperate hunters would be tempted to follow, leading to frequent disputes.
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Olooguns are often priests or priestesses, or belong to a guild-like society hidden within tribal boundaries.
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The latter story was about female inheritance rights which were linked to restrictions on marriage and the maintenance of tribal boundaries.
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