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tribe vs family unit

family unit vs tribe

tribe and family unit both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tribe Yes No No No
family unit Yes No No No
As nouns, family unit is a hyponym of tribe; that is, family unit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tribe:
  • tribe: group of people related by blood or marriage
  • family unit: primary social group; parents and children
tribe (noun) family unit (noun)
a social division of (usually preliterate) people primary social group; parents and children
a federation (as of American Indians)
group of people related by blood or marriage
(biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily
Difference between tribe and family unit

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