[syn: detribalization, detribalisation]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
detribalization \detribalization\ n.
the act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs and
adopt urban ways of living.
Syn: detribalisation.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
detribalization
n 1: the act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs
and adopt urban ways of living [syn: detribalization,
detribalisation]
2: the decline or termination of tribal organization [syn:
detribalization, detribalisation] [ant: tribalisation,
tribalization]