long house

Or longhouse

noun

1. a communal dwelling, especially of the Iroquois and various other North American Indian peoples, consisting of a wooden, bark-covered framework often as much as 100 feet (30.5 meters) in length.

long house

noun

1. a long communal dwelling of the Iroquois and other North American Indian peoples. It often served as a council house as well

2. a long dwelling found in other parts of the world, such as Borneo

Word History and Origins

Origin of long house¹

First recorded in 1615–25