tribalism

noun
/ˈtɹaɪ.bə.lɪ.zəm/US/ˈtɹɑɪ.bə.lɪ.zəm/

Etymology

From tribal + -ism.

  1. learned borrowing from Stammesgeschichte
  2. borrowed from tribālis
  3. formed as tribalism — “tribal + -ism

Definitions

  1. The condition of being tribal.

  2. A feeling of identity and loyalty to one's tribe.

  3. The tendency among human beings to form socially cohesive groups within which there…

    The tendency among human beings to form socially cohesive groups within which there exists social pressure upon the individual to conform to either common behaviors, customs, habits, mores and/or norms, and which groups exhibit greater or lesser degrees of exclusivism.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA