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wigwam
[ wig-wom, -wawm ]
noun
- a Native American dwelling, usually of rounded or oval shape, formed of poles overlaid with bark, mats, or skins. Compare lodge ( def 9 ), teepee.
- the Wigwam. Tammany Hall ( def 2 ).
wigwam
/ ˈwɪɡˌwæm /
noun
- 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
- a similar structure for children
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wigwam1
from Abnaki and Massachuset wīkwām, literally: their abode
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Example Sentences
From Dollywood to the Wigwam Village Motel, the country never looked so sweet as through the eyes of a pooch.
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They led me to the largest wigwam of all; it contained fully eighty people.
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He was allowed to live in Powhattan's wigwam, and, after a short time, was set completely free.
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You shall no longer be a woman and live in a warm wigwam, with plenty of cakes to bake.
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At this a sharp cry was heard, and a bird flew into the fireplace of the wigwam, and up the chimney.
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White Fawn, their mother, was baking corn bread on the coals of the wigwam fire.
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