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wigwam

[wig-wom, -wawm] / ˈwɪg wɒm, -wɔm /


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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

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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