Phrase guide

tribal house

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • trī′bəl hous′
  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˌtɹaɪ̯.bəl ˈhaʊ̯s/
  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, also: /ˌtɹʌɪ̯.bəl ˈhaʊ̯s/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˌtɹɑe̯.bəl ˈhæɔ̯s/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌtɹɑe̯.bəl ˈhæʊ̯s/
  • Scotland: /ˌtɹaɪ̯.bəl ˈhʌʊ̯s/
  • Scotland: /ˌtɹʌi̯-/
  • Scotland: /ˌtɹəi̯-/
  • Scotland: /-bʌl-/
  • India: /ˌʈɾəj.bal ˈhəws/
  • India: /ˌʈɾɑːj-/
  • India: /-ˈhɑws/

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noun

Meaning 1

Subgenre of house music incorporating indigenous percussion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: house music

History

Etymology

First attested in the late 1980s.