n. same as detribalization. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. the act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs and adopt urban ways of living.
v. t. to cause (members of a tribe) to lose their cultural identity and adopt other customs. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
a. Of or pertaining to a tribe or tribes;
n. The state of existing in tribes; also, tribal feeling; tribal prejudice or exclusiveness; tribal peculiarities or characteristics. [ 1913 Webster ]