tribe

/tɹaɪb/noun

A social and ethnic group that is bigger than a clan or band, though smaller than a nation, and may itself contain several clans.

Example sentence

“Several tribes in the region share a common language.”

Handle with care: applied to modern peoples it can offend, and many prefer 'nation' or 'people'. Casual uses like 'find your tribe' are unproblematic.

family

Related words

familyPeople connected to one another by birth, marriage, or adoption, especially a set of parents and their children.clanA large family group whose members trace their line back to the same ancestor, even when the exact links are unknown.relativesPeople who belong to your family through birth, marriage, or adoption.dynastyA line of rulers who all come from the same family.kinshipThe family connection between people, whether through birth, marriage, or adoption.bloodlineThe family connection that ties a person to the generations that came before them.