Synonyms: kin, kin group, kindred, kinship group, clan, tribe
Definition: group of people related by blood or marriage
Similar words: social group
Definition: people sharing some social relation
Synonyms: tribe
Definition: (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily
Similar words: taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group
Definition: animal or plant group having natural relations
Synonyms: federation of tribes, tribe
Definition: a federation (as of American Indians)
Similar words: nation
Definition: a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes)
Usage: the Shawnee nation
Definition: a social division of (usually preliterate) people
Similar words: social group
Definition: people sharing some social relation