tribal identity

collocation in English

meaningsoftribalandidentity

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tribal
adjective
uk
/ˈtraɪ.bəl/us
/ˈtraɪ.bəl/
relating to ...
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identity
noun
uk
/aɪˈden.tə.ti/us
/aɪˈden.t̬ə.t̬i/
a person's name and other facts about who ...
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(Definition oftribalandidentityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Despite a long history of labour out-migration, agrarian conservatism had been safeguarded by the persistence of atribalidentity.
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The centrality oftribalidentity, custom and obligation was continually stressed.
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Some of the competing definitions oftribalidentityare generous and inclusive while others are narrow and xenophobic.
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Self-identification and group loyalty do not provide unfailing markers oftribalidentityeither.
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A major motivation is to preserve patrilinealtribalidentity.
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These historical narratives vary widely from tribe to tribe, and are an integral part oftribalidentity.
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This case helped to prove that the dissipation oftribalidentityis the consequence of land desecration.
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Most people were permanently settled, agriculturally based, and identified with an urban identity, as opposed to atribalidentity.
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It designatedtribalidentity; for example, decorating newborn children was a way to welcome them into the tribe.
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To achieve this end, they sometimes resorted to reviving bygone tribal identities or inventing new ones altogether.
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Languages, liketribalidentity, are acquired through patrilineal descent and as such are kept strictly separate from one another, with minimal lexical borrowing occurring among them.
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Distinct tribal identities could both hamper and smooth solidarity with other social groups as well as furnish internal solidarity.
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After this, the population was quickly romanized, losing its former tribal identities.
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This long-range trade has been taken as evidence for increasing relationships with groups of people over large areas and the emergence of tribal identities.
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However, tribal identities became largely symbolic in the wake of the relocations.
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The new trend in world affairs had been towards the disintegration of the traditional concept of nation-states with creation of new ethnic and tribal identities through secession from their nation-states.
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