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long·house or long house (lông

hous

)

A long communal dwelling, especially of certain Native American, Polynesian, and Indonesian peoples.

long house

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a long communal dwelling of the Iroquois and other North American Indian peoples. It often served as a council house as well

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a long dwelling found in other parts of the world, such as Borneo

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