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1 tribe
1) (a race of people, or a family, who are all descended from the same ancestor: the tribes of Israel.) stamme, klan, familie2) (a group of families, especially of a primitive or wandering people, ruled by a chief: the desert tribes of Africa.) folkeferd•- tribal- tribesmanstammesubst. \/traɪb\/1) (folke)stamme2) slekt, ætt, folkeferd, folkeslag3) ( romersk antikk) tribus4) ( ofte nedsettende) følge, skare, samling, gjeng, flokk, pakk5) ( spøkefullt) klan, familie6) (botanikk, zoologi) stamme, underfamilie, gruppe, underordningthe feathered tribe den bevingede skare (fuglene) -
2 matriarch
(a woman who is head and ruler of her family or of a tribe.) matriark, kvinnelig familieoverhodesubst. \/ˈmeɪtrɪɑːk\/matriark -
3 patriarch
1) (the male head of a family or tribe.) patriark2) (especially in the Eastern Orthodox Church, a high-ranking bishop.) patriark•subst. \/ˈpeɪtrɪɑːk\/patriark -
4 tribesman
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5 chief
i:f 1. adjective(greatest in importance etc: the chief cause of disease.) hoved-, over-, viktigst2. noun(the head of a clan or tribe, or a department, business etc.) overhode, sjef, leder- chiefly- chief executive officer
- chieftainhøvding--------sjefIsubst. \/tʃiːf\/1) sjef, leder, overhode, slektens overhode, høvding, styrer2) ( heraldikk) skjoldhodein chief først og fremst, hovedsakelig, vesentligst ( etterstilt i sammensetninger) over-, sjefs-, hoved-, første-, øverst-too many chiefs and not enough indians for mange til å bestemme seg og for få til å gjøre noeIIadj. \/tʃiːf\/1) ( i titler) sjef(s)-, hoved-, første-, over-2) hoved-, viktigst, vesentligst, hovedsakelig, mest fremtredende, ledendechief cook and bottle-washer ( hverdagslig) forklaring: en som utfører en rekke viktige, men rutinemessige oppgaverchief friends nærmeste venner -
6 chieftain
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7 clan
klæn(a tribe or group of families (especially Scottish) under a single chief, usually all having one surname.) klan, ætt, stammesubst. \/klæn\/1) ( skotsk) klan, stamme2) ( overført) klan, slekt, familie, ætt3) forklaring: gruppe forent av felles kjennetegn, mål eller interesser, klikk, gjeng, lag -
8 totem
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9 warrior
noun (a soldier or skilled fighting man, especially in primitive societies: The chief of the tribe called his warriors together; ( also adjective) a warrior prince.) kriger, kriger-subst. \/ˈwɒrɪə\/1) ( litterært eller historisk) kriger, krigsmann, soldat2) kriger-(the) Unknown Warrior den ukjente soldat
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