rancherie
Americannoun
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an Indian village or settlement, especially one located on a reserve.
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any one of the large rectangular cedar buildings erected by Pacific Coast Indians for communal living and ceremonial purposes.
noun
Etymology
Origin of rancherie
An Americanism dating back to 1590–1600; earlier rancheria, from Spanish, derivative of rancho; see rancho
Example Sentences
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He ran on, flinging off his clothes, and plunged into the water when they drew near the rancherie.
From The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound by Bindloss, Harold
A long row of huts just above high-tide line can always be safely called a rancherie in that country.
From Oregon, Washington and Alaska; Sights and Scenes for the Tourist by Lomax, E. L. (Edward Lloyd)
When they had left the rancherie some distance behind they sat down.
From The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound by Bindloss, Harold
I remained at the store and talked with Mr. Barker and his friends until ten o'clock, when he took a lantern and piloted me over to the Indian rancherie, where I was to lodge.
From Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing by Shields, George O.
He recognized it as Chief Aleck's dugout from a rancherie near the mouth of the river, a cedar craft with carved and brilliantly painted high-curving ends.
From The Hidden Places by Sinclair, Bertrand W.
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