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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

All that’s left now is a display at the Paterson Museum that includes an LED campfire, a wigwam and snarling bear skin.

From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2017

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

There was a smaller wigwam where the tools were stored.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

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

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

The initial discoveries were of projectile points and pottery up to 8,000 years old, and evidence of wigwams built centuries apart.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 7, 2015

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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