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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…
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Uyghur People
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The Uyghur people (also spelled Uighur or Uigur) are a diverse ethnic group primarily inhabiting the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR)/) of northwestern China, though significant diasporic communities exist globally. Linguistically, they belong to the Karluk branch of the Turkic language family, exhibiting a unique [phonological feature](/entries/ph…