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detribalisation

DEFINITIONS OF: detribalisation

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

Synonyms:
detribalization
Type of:
social control
control exerted (actively or passively) by group action

n the decline or termination of tribal organization

Synonyms:
detribalization
Antonyms:
tribalisation, tribalization
the act of making tribal; unification on a tribal basis
Type of:
disunion
the termination or destruction of union
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