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te·pee also tee·pee or ti·pi (t

)

n. pl. te·pees or ti·pis

A portable dwelling of certain Native American peoples, especially on the Great Plains, consisting of a conical framework of poles covered with skins or bark.

[Sioux t^hípi, dwelling.]

tepee, teepee [ˈtiːpiː]

(Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) a cone-shaped tent of animal skins used by certain North American Indians

[from Siouan tīpī, from ti to dwell + pi used for]

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Noun

tepee - a Native American tent; usually of conical shape

teepee, tipi

indian lodge, lodge - any of various Native American dwellings

collapsible shelter, tent - a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs); "he pitched his tent near the creek"

Translations

tepee [ˈtiːpiː] N (US) → tipi m

tepee

n → Tipi nt

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