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1. Tribe

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   A tribe (from Latin's tribus, meaning 'a third part', originally referring to one of the three divisions of early Roman society) is a social grouping defined by shared ancestry, culture, dialect, and territory. Anthropologically, the term generally signifies a level of socio-political organization intermediate between a band/) and a chiefdom or state. In many contexts, the concept is intrinsically linked to the persistence of clan loyalty an…