wigwam
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He introduced American words, some of them derived from Native American languages: skunk, squash, wigwam, hickory, opossum, lengthy, and presidential, Congress, and caucus, which were not relevant in England’s monarchy.”
From Fox News ● Apr. 14, 2020
In this way, Chicago, which was a wigwam village and became a fort and then a boomtown, was once seen as a kind of Pacific port, our first California.
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2015
Parents who want something more conventional than a wigwam but less predictable than a little cottage can find designs rooted in such surprising sources as J.R.R.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2015
When the concrete had set, the wigwam was burned.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2015
On its broad limbs sat the wigwam Sam had made for Alice.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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According to the National Park Service, the architect Frank Redford, who had patented his design for a tepee-shaped building, disliked that word so he called them wigwams instead.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2021
These mound builders probably lived in temporary camps in structures similar to wigwams that could be easily dismantled and moved, Rosebrough said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 5, 2020
The tribe is still recognized for some of its long-standing traditions: fur trapping, syrup making, and the construction of birch bark canoes and dome-shaped traditional homes called wigwams.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 1, 2020
They lived in wigwams, or longhouses, that looked similar to those of other tribes along the East Coast.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2018
They sought other cabins and wigwams, where there was not a frightful crow to bother them.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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