tepee

teepee

/ (ˈtiːpiː) /

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noun

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

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Word Origin for tepee

C19: from Siouan tīpī, from ti to dwell + pi used for

Words nearby tepee

teosinte, Teotihuacán, tepal, tepary bean, tepe, tepee, tepefy, Tepe Gawra, Tepexpán man, tephra, tephrite

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How to use tepee in a sentence

Out West, in a tepee, on a reservation, alcohol, drug abuse, drain on society, poverty, uneducated—beaten down.
A Millennium After Inventing the Game, the Iroquois Are Lacrosse’s New Superpower|Evin Demirel|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He told him when he, Coyote, was within the tepee, to attack it.
Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest|Katharine Berry Judson
He lied to me about the gun; he has come into the council tepee of the Chis-chis-chash and lied to all the chiefs.
The Way of an Indian|Frederic Remington
Sacred Otter took a seat, but the owner of the tepee never looked his way, smoking on in stolid silence.
The Myths of the North American Indians|Lewis Spence

Sacred Otter spent the long, cold nights in making a model of the Snow-tepee and painting it as he had been directed in his dream.
The Myths of the North American Indians|Lewis Spence
So he made a small tepee, or tent, out of the buffalo's hide, and both crawled inside.
The Myths of the North American Indians|Lewis Spence