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Word: Quinzhee
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
from Slavey kǫ́ézhii ‘in the shelter’, or from a similar form in another Athabaskan language
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkwɪnzi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a type of shelter originally used by North American Indians, consisting of a mound of snow with a domed chamber dug into it
Short Definition:type of shelter originally used by North American Indians
Examples:- don't forget to store your shovel inside the quinzhee in case there's a snowstorm
Variant Forms:
- quinzee
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