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detribalize

Syllabification: (de·trib·al·ize)
Pronunciation: /dēˈtrībəˌlīz/

Definition of detribalize

verb

[with object] (usually as adjective detribalized)
  • remove (someone) from a traditional tribal social structure:the 250,000 Australian Aborigines include many detribalized urban people
  • remove a traditional tribal social structure from (a culture).

Derivatives

detribalization


noun

detribalize in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of detribalize in the British & World English dictionary