Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun same as
detribalization .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs and adopt urban ways of living
- noun the decline or termination of tribal organization
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Examples
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Kakudi blamed the rift between traditional rural communities and the Sanco-aligned urban communities on forced detribalisation during apartheid years when people were forced to move to "wh urban" areas in search of work.
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