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Meaning of detribalize in English

detribalize
verb
(UK usually detribalise)
uk
/ˌdiːˈtraɪ.bəl.aɪz/ us
/ˌdiːˈtraɪ.bəl.aɪz/
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[ T or I ]
to make members of a tribe (= a social group of people with the same language, customs, and history, and often a recognized leader) stop following their traditional customs or social structure:
During the 1920s, the federal government intensified its efforts to detribalize and assimilate American Indians.
The urbanization of Africans has been condemned on the ground that it "detribalizes" them.
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(Definition of detribalize from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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in Chinese (Traditional)
（使）脫離部落, （使）消除部落風俗習慣…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
（使）脱离部落, （使）消除部落风俗习惯…
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in Spanish
destribalizar…
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