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The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant usage of the term is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflicting theoretical understandings of social and kinship structures, and also reflecting the problematic application of this concept to extremely diverse human societies. The concept is often contrasted by anthropologists with other social and kinship groups, being hierarchically larger than a lineage or clan, but smaller than a chiefdom, nation or state. These terms are equally disputed. In some cases tribes have legal recognition and some degree of political autonomy from national or federal government, but this legalistic usage of the term may conflict with anthropological definitions.

INFO: Full form for NAL is New Athletic Life in Sports category
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INFO: Full form for SERC is Scottish Endurance Riding Club in Sports category
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INFO: Full form for NABI is Native American Basketball Invitational in Sports category
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INFO: Full form for SPA is Skater Punks of America in Sports category
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INFO: Full form for SPA is Swim Parents Association in Sports category
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INFO: Full form for NITP is National Intensive Training Program (basketball South Australia) in Sports category
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INFO: Full form for CATA is California Athletic Trainers Association in Sports category
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INFO: Full form for CATA is Connecticut Athletic Trainers' Association in Sports category
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INFO: Full form for CATA is Capital Area Tennis Association in Sports category
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INFO: Full form for JTT is Junior Team Tennis in Sports category
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INFO: Full form for JTT is Jr Team Tennis in Sports category
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INFO: Full form for UTA is Unreal Tournament Army in Sports category
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Ten-pin bowling is a type of bowling in which a bowler rolls a bowling ball down a wood or synthetic lane toward ten pins positioned evenly in four rows in an equilateral triangle at the far end of the lane. The objective is to knock down all ten pins on the first roll of the ball (a strike), or failing that, on the second roll (a spare).

An approximately 15 feet (5 m) long approach area used by the bowler to impart speed and apply rotation to the ball ends in a foul line. The 41.5-inch-wide (105 cm), 60-foot-long (18 m) lane is bordered along its length by gutters (channels) that collect errant balls. The lane's long and narrow shape limits straight-line ball paths to angles that are smaller than optimum angles for achieving strikes; accordingly, many advanced bowlers impart side rotation to hook (curve) the ball into the pins.

Oil is applied to approximately the first two-thirds of the lane's length to allow a "skid" area for the ball before it encounters friction and hooks. The oil is applied in different patterns to add complexity and regulate challenge in the sport. Especially when coupled with technological developments in ball design since the early 1990s, easier oil patterns, commonly called house shots or typical house patterns (THPs), enable many league bowlers to achieve scores rivaling those of professional bowlers who must bowl on more difficult patterns—a development that has caused substantial controversy.

People approach bowling as either a demanding precision sport or as a simple recreational pastime. Following substantial declines since the 1980s in both professional tournament television ratings and amateur league participation, bowling centers have increasingly expanded to become diverse entertainment centers.

Ten-pin bowling is often simply referred to as bowling. Ten-pin, or less commonly big-ball, are prepended to distinguish it from other bowling types such as lawn, candlepin, duckpin and five-pin.

INFO: Full form for NRTC is North Ringwood Tennis Club (North Ringwood, VIC Australia) in Sports category
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INFO: Full form for OTR is Oval Track Racing in Sports category
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INFO: Full form for MBT is Mountain Bike Trail in Sports category
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INFO: Full form for IBT is International Basketball Training in Sports category
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INFO: Full form for BTRC is Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center in Sports category
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INFO: Full form for BTCF is Berkeley Tennis Club Foundation in Sports category
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INFO: Full form for FTB is Football Training Barcelona in Sports category
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INFO: Full form for HIT is Hiker In Training in Sports category
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INFO: Full form for HIT is Houston Independent Teams in Sports category
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INFO: Full form for TIF is Throw It Far in Sports category
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INFO: Full form for AIT is Azzurra Italian Tourney in Sports category
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