wigwam

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A Native American dwelling commonly having an arched or conical framework overlaid with bark, hides, or mats.

The tent or lodge of a North American Indian, generally of a conical shape and formed of bark or mats, or now most often of skins, laid over poles (called lodge-poles) stacked on the ground and converging at the top, where is left an opening for the escape of smoke.

A large building; especially, a large structure in which a nominating convention or other political gathering is held.

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An Indian cabin or hut, usually of a conical form, and made of a framework of poles covered with hides, bark, or mats; — called also tepee.

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A dwelling having an arched framework overlaid with bark, hides, or mats, used by Native Americans in the northeastern United States.

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Any more or less similar dwelling used by indigenous people in other parts of the world.

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a Native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides