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TRIBUNE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does tribune mean?

• TRIBUNE (noun)
The noun TRIBUNE has 2 senses:

1. (ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests
2. the apse of a Christian church that contains the bishop's throne

Familiarity information: TRIBUNE used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TRIBUNE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("tribune" is a kind of...):

defender; guardian; protector; shielder (a person who cares for persons or property)

Domain category:

antiquity (the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe)

Domain region:

capital of Italy; Eternal City; Italian capital; Roma; Rome (capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The apse of a Christian church that contains the bishop's throne

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tribune" is a kind of...):

apse; apsis (a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar)

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