federation of tribes

federation of tribes
noun
a federation (as of American Indians)
Syn: ↑tribe
Derivationally related forms: ↑tribal (for: ↑tribe)
Regions:
Hypernyms: ↑nation
Member Meronyms: ↑Mayan, ↑Maya, ↑Nahuatl, ↑Olmec

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