wigwam
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wig·wam
(wĭg′wŏm′)n.
A Native American dwelling commonly having an arched or conical framework overlaid with bark, hides, or mats.
[Eastern Abenaki wìkəwαm, from Proto-Algonquian *wi·kiwa·ʔmi.]
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wigwam
(ˈwɪɡˌwæm)n
1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) any dwelling of the North American Indians, esp one made of bark, rushes, or skins spread over or enclosed by a set of arched poles lashed together. Compare tepee
2. (Games, other than specified) a similar structure for children
[from Abnaki and Massachuset wīkwām, literally: their abode]
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wig•wam
(ˈwɪg wɒm, -wɔm)n.
an American Indian dwelling, typically of rounded or oval shape, formed of poles overlaid with bark, mats, or skins.
[1620–30, Amer.; < Eastern Abenaki wìkəwαm house < Proto-Algonquian *wi·kiwa·ˀmi; compare wickiup]
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wigwam
An Abnaki word meaning abode, used to mean a Native American tent-like dwelling.
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Noun | 1. | wigwam - a Native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides indian lodge, lodge - any of various Native American dwellings |
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Translations
خَيْمَةٌ عند الهُنود الحُمُر
wigwam
indián sátor
indíánatjald
vigvamas
vigvams
vigvam
kızılderili çadırı
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wigwam
n → Wigwam m
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wigwam
(ˈwigwam) , ((American) -wa:m) noun a North American Indian tent made of skins etc.
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