detribalization

detribalization
detribalization detribalization n. the act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs and adopt urban ways of living.

Syn: detribalisation. [WordNet 1.5]


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  • detribalization — noun see detribalize …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • detribalization — See detribalize. * * * …   Universalium

  • detribalization — de·trib·al·i·za·tion …   English syllables

  • detribalization — noun 1. the act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs and adopt urban ways of living • Syn: ↑detribalisation • Derivationally related forms: ↑detribalise (for: ↑detribalisation), ↑detribalize • …   Useful english dictionary

  • detribalize — detribalization, n. /dee truy beuh luyz /, v.t., detribalized, detribalizing. to cause to lose tribal allegiances and customs, chiefly through contact with another culture. Also, esp. Brit., detribalise. [1915 20; DE + TRIBAL + IZE] * * * …   Universalium

  • detribalisation — noun 1. the act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs and adopt urban ways of living • Syn: ↑detribalization • Derivationally related forms: ↑detribalise, ↑detribalize (for: ↑detribalization) • …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Narragansett people — For other uses of the term, see Narragansett (disambiguation). Narragansett tribal seal …   Wikipedia

  • detribalisation — n. same as {detribalization}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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