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Word: Tepee
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 18th century: from Sioux tīpī ‘dwelling’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtiːpiː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a portable conical tent made of skins, cloth, or canvas on a frame of poles, used by North American Indians of the Plains and Great Lakes regions.
Short Definition:conical tent used by American Indians of Plains
Variant Forms:
- teepee
- tipi
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