tribe

Universal Words noun 1 (sometimes offensive) (in developing countries) a group of people of the same race, and with the same customs, language, religion, etc., living in a particular area and often led by a CHIEF: tribes living in remote areas of the Amazonian rainforest 2 (usually disapproving) a group or class of people, especially of one profession: He had a sudden outburst against the whole tribe of actors. 3 (biology) a group of related animals or plants: a tribe of cats 4 (informal or humorous) a large number of people: One or two of the grandchildren will be there, but not the whole tribe.