name · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈtɹɪbjuːn/
/tɹɪˈbjuːn/
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rhymes with -uːn
CMU ARPABET:T R IH1 B Y UW0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A small city, the county seat of Greeley County, Kansas, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 2
An unincorporated community in Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 3
A small community in southern Saskatchewan, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
An elected official in Ancient Rome, a tribune of the plebs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Meaning 5
A military officer in Ancient Rome ranking below a legate and above a centurion, a military tribune.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Meaning 6
A protector of the people; a public figure who appeals to and on behalf of the people through oratory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Meaning 7
The domed or vaulted apse in a cathedral housing the bishop's throne (see).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity, architecture
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noun
Meaning 8
Synonym of pulpit, a platform, a place or opportunity to express one's opinion
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
Examples
The new magazine's goal is to give a tribune to unmarried mothers.
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Synonyms: pulpit
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noun
Meaning 9
the apse of a Christian church that contains the bishop's throne
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: apse, apsis
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Meaning 10
(ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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