intertribal

English

Etymology

inter- +‎ tribal

Adjective

intertribal (not comparable)

  1. Between tribes.
    • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 184:
      I think in reality he was a Woolna spy, for his appearance on the scene generally foreboded some inter-tribal excitement and disturbance.

Spanish

Adjective

intertribal m or f (masculine and feminine plural intertribales)

  1. intertribal
    • 2015 November 25, “Opinión”, in El País‎:
      El chico, no obstante, se ganó un nombre jugándose el pellejo en las luchas intertribales, especialmente con los cuervos -a los que les liquidó a su jefe Conejo Pequeño- y los pawnees, de los que una vez mató a cuatro con una sola mano (no se especifica qué hacía mientras con la otra).
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