What is the meaning of Tribe?

An ethnic group larger than a band or clan (and which may contain clans) but smaller than a nation (and which in turn may constitute a nation with other tribes). The tribe is often the basis of ethnic identity.

A tribal nation or people.

A nation or people considered culturally primitive, as may be the case in Africa, Australia or Native America.

A socially cohesive group of people within a society.

A class or group of things.

A group of apes who live and work together.

A hierarchical rank between family and genus.

A group of affiliated Mardi Gras Indians.

The collective noun for various animals.

A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line.

To distribute into tribes or classes; to categorize.

One of the twelve tribes of Israel.

Any tribe or kin group.

A league or grouping.

Source: wiktionary.org