detribalisation 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}]
detribalisation \detribalisation\ n. same as {detribalization}. [WordNet 1.5]