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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We'll give you another two days to finish your surveying, and then we'll meet you at the rancherie on the inlet we spoke of.
From The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound by Harold Bindloss
Two days later, they sailed northward, and eventually they found the rancherie Hartley mentioned.
From Vane of the Timberlands by Harold Bindloss
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 E. L. (Edward Lloyd) Lomax
Thet story thet Dutch an Frenchy hev fetched from the rancherie, gies me a insight inter the hull bizness.”
From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Mayne Reid
They killed some fatted chickens and had the biggest time that the rancherie had ever known.
From Skookum Chuck Fables Bits of History, Through the Microscope by R. D. (Robert Dalziel) Cumming
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