wigwam

[ wig-wom, -wawm ]

/ ˈwɪg wɒm, -wɔm /

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noun

an American Indian dwelling, usually of rounded or oval shape, formed of poles overlaid with bark, mats, or skins.Compare lodge(def 9), tepee.

the Wigwam. Tammany Hall(def 2).

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Origin of wigwam

1620–30, Americanism; < Eastern Abenaki wìkəwαm house < Proto-Algonquian *wi·kiwa·ʔmi; cf. wickiup

Words nearby wigwam

wigman, wigner, wigtown, wigtownshire, wigwag, wigwam, wiki, wiki weapon, wikileaked, wikitorial, wikiup

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Example sentences from the Web for wigwam

From Dollywood to the Wigwam Village Motel, the country never looked so sweet as through the eyes of a pooch.
My Travels with Samantha|David Jefferson|April 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He went to Washington to plead for the tribe, and returning, left his wigwam among the Indians after a time, and went to Texas.
Tenting on the Plains|Elizabeth B. Custer
Let him build there a tepee large enough for all your needs,—a wigwam, remember, not a house.
The Sun Maid|Evelyn Raymond
The old grandfather crept into his wigwam, which is often mistaken for a mere oak tree by little Indian girls and boys.
Old Indian Legends|Zitkala-Sa

At night, collecting a supply of birch-bark, as he had seen the Indians do, he built himself a wigwam.
A True Hero|W.H.G. Kingston
One day a military officer came to his wigwam to tell him that he and his tribe must go still further west.
The Beginner's American History|D. H. Montgomery

British Dictionary definitions for wigwam

wigwam

/ (ˈwɪɡˌwæm) /

noun

any dwelling of the North American Indians, esp one made of bark, rushes, or skins spread over or enclosed by a set of arched poles lashed togetherCompare tepee

a similar structure for children

Word Origin for wigwam

from Abnaki and Massachuset wīkwām, literally: their abode

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wigwam

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