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tribes

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "tribes" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable
6 characters
English (US)
1syllable

tribes

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

Because it is a word with a single syllable, tribes is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions oftribes

1noun
  • A socially, ethnically, or politically cohesive group of people.
  • A society larger than a band but smaller than a state.
  • A group of apes who live and work together.
  • A hierarchal rank between family and genus.
  • The collective noun for various animals.
  • (stock breeding) A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line.

    Example: "the Duchess tribe of shorthorns"

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