English pronunciation · Words Starting with T
Tribal Pronunciation
Tribal is pronounced TRY-buhl, IPA /ˈtraɪbəl/.
TRY-buhl
US /ˈtraɪbəl/ · UK /ˈtraɪbəl/
Syllables: TRY · buhl (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective: Relating to a tribe, or to loyalty towards one's own group above all others.
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Tribal in a Sentence
- Tribal land rights were written into the treaty.
- Politics here has become openly tribal.
- The museum holds a collection of tribal masks.
Common Mispronunciations of Tribal
Not TRI-buhl
TRY is the opening beat, long as in the word tribe, because a single consonant and a vowel follow it.
Not try-BAL
That al ending drops to buhl, so the second half never rhymes with pal.
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