Detribalization

2 definitions found

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

  detribalization \detribalization\ n.
     the act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs and
     adopt urban ways of living.
  
     Syn: detribalisation.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  detribalization
       n 1: the act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs
            and adopt urban ways of living [syn: {detribalisation}]
       2: the decline or termination of tribal organization [syn: {detribalisation}]
          [ant: {tribalization}, {tribalization}]