neighbouring tribes

collocation in English

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neighbouring
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈneɪ.bər.ɪŋ/us
/ˈneɪ.bər.ɪŋ/
Neighbouring places are next to or near ...
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tribe
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/traɪb/us
/traɪb/
a group of people, often of related families, who live together, sharing the same language, culture, and history, especially those who do not live in towns ...
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(Definition ofneighbouringandtribefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was the language of aneighbouringtribeof the original tribe of the empire.
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These food stores were fiercely protected and when one's resources could no longer support the growing whnau, war with aneighbouringtribemight eventuate.
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Spokesmen of the neighbouring tribes did the same.
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Once installed he conquered the neighbouring tribes and expanded the chieftainship into a kingdom.
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In desperate haste they sent couriers racing to neighbouring tribes.
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The sub-tribes are probably the result of inter-tribe marriages with the neighbouring tribes.
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Using shepherd-warriors he subdued the neighbouring tribes one after another.
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It is a gathering of all neighbouring tribes to celebrate life, death, and rebirth.
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The name was given to them by neighbouring tribes as a nickname.
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Moreover, expansion of these nations often occurred by conquest of neighbouring tribes or nations.
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In return, the ally would promise to refrain from raiding imperial territory, and prevent neighbouring tribes from doing the same.
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Being captured by neighbouring tribes was a relatively common event for women in human history, if anything like the recent history of the few remaining primitive tribes.
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The response to crime committed by neighbouring tribes or communities included formal apology, compensation or blood feuds.
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