φυλή — meaning in English

English meaning

• race noun A contest to see who is fastest at reaching a goal.
• tribe noun A social group made up of related families or clans, often sharing language, culture, and territory.

Senses

φυλή is used for these senses in English:

• race A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics (see Wikipedia's article on historical definitions of race):
• race (biology) A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; a mating group.
• tribe A socially cohesive group of people within a society.

race — full definition

1. noun A contest to see who is fastest at reaching a goal.
2. noun A group of people classed together based on shared ancestry or physical characteristics.
3. verb To compete to see who can get somewhere or finish something first.

tribe — full definition

1. noun A social group made up of related families or clans, often sharing language, culture, and territory.
2. noun (informal) A group of people with shared interests, values, or identity.

Related Greek words