· a social division of (usually preliterate) people
Synonym(s): folk
Hypernym(s): social_group
· a federation (as of American Indians)
Synonym(s): federation_of_tribes
Hypernym(s): nation
· (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily
Hypernym(s): taxonomic_group, taxonomic_category, taxon
· group of people related by blood or marriage
Synonym(s): kin, kin_group, kinship_group, kindred, clan
Hypernym(s): social_group