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tepee

or tee·pee, ti·pi

[tee-pee]
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noun

a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.

RELATED WORDS

canvas, pavilion, encampment, tent, box, shed, chalet, cot, shelter, lean-to, shanty, shack, lodge, cottage, hovel, cabin, bungalow, wigwam, tabernacle, yurt

Nearby words

  1. teotihuacán,
  2. tepal,
  3. tepary bean,
  4. tepe,
  5. tepe gawra,
  6. tepefy,
  7. tepexpán man,
  8. tephillin,
  9. tephra,
  10. tephrite
Compare lodge(def 9), wigwam.

Origin of tepee

1735–45, Americanism; < Dakota tʰípi, equivalent to tʰí- to dwell + -pi plural indefinite abstract noun suffix
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tepee

teepee

noun

a cone-shaped tent of animal skins used by certain North American Indians

Word Origin for tepee

C19: from Siouan tīpī, from ti to dwell + pi used for
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Word Origin and History for tepee

tepee

n.

1743, ti pee, from Dakota (Siouan) thipi "dwelling, house."

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