phyle

Some have promiscuously accused the red phyle of hate speech and white supremacy, rendering the terms less powerful when required to describe the real thing.

“The population of Sparta was primarily divided into five ‘phyles,’ identified with five local districts.

When you chose to condemn the ten generals, my phyle supplied the Prytanes, and I alone stood out against you.

The Celestial Kingdom is a Chinese culture phyle.

A provocative new essay by Andrew Sullivan, “America Wasn’t Built for Humans,” describes the emergence of two American phyles.