Phylae

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Phyle \Phy"le\, n.; pl. {Phyl[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a body of
     men united by ties of blood or habitation.]
     A local division of the people in ancient Athens; a clan; a
     tribe.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  phyle
       n : a tribe of ancient Athenians
       [also: {phylae} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  phylae
       See {phyle}