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пле́мя — meaning in English

plemya

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English meaning

  • breed verb To produce offspring, especially of animals reproducing.
  • nationality noun The legal status of belonging to a particular nation, usually shown on a passport.
  • tribe noun A social group made up of related families or clans, often sharing language, culture, and territory.

Senses

пле́мя is used for these senses in English:

  • breed A race or lineage; offspring or issue.
  • nationality National origin or identity; legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise. [from 18th c.]
  • tribe A socially cohesive group of people within a society.

breed — full definition

  1. verb To produce offspring, especially of animals reproducing.
  2. verb To keep and mate animals deliberately, aiming to produce specific traits in their offspring.
  3. verb To cause or lead to something, especially something negative, over time.
  4. noun A particular type of animal (or occasionally plant) within a species, produced through selective mating.

nationality — full definition

  1. noun The legal status of belonging to a particular nation, usually shown on a passport.
  2. noun A group of people who share a common origin, culture, or ethnic identity.

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