detribalization
1. the act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs and adopt urban ways of living • Syn: detribalisation • Derivationally related forms: detribalise (for: detribalisation), detribalize • Hypernyms: social control 2. the decline or termination of tribal organization • Syn: detribalisation • Ant: tribalisation (for: detribalisation), tribalization • Hypernyms: disunion
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