Descent and Tribe

Descent

Descent noun - The act or process of going to a lower level or altitude.

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Tribe and descent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tribe" instead a noun "Descent".

Tribe noun - A group of persons who come from the same ancestor.

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Descent and tribe are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Descent" instead a noun "Tribe".

Nearby Words: tribal, tribesman, tribalism

long	long descent	long tribe
complete	complete descent	complete tribe
alien	alien descent	alien tribe
original	original descent	original tribe
Other adjectives: native, white, central, Indian.

Proud Warrior Race Guy: Yuri Tchaikovsky, a Russian of Mongolian descent whose stated objective is proving that the people of his particular nomad tribe are the greatest warriors to ever walk the Earth.

Source: Manga / Baki the Grappler
Which may be a reference to the time when a tribe of German or Scandinavian descent called "Rus" half-conquered half-assimilated into its Slavic neighbours, turning into something new.

Source: Myth / Russian Mythology and Tales
Also not to be confused with the tribe from Brave, or anyone of Scottish descent.

Source: MacGuffin

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