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detribalized

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Verb

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detribalized

  1. simple past and past participle of detribalize

Adjective

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detribalized (comparative more detribalized, superlative most detribalized)

  1. Detached from one's tribe, or from tribal traditions.
    • 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 272:
      “We don't belong any more, man. You're just as bloody detribalised as I am.”