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long house

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long·house or long house  (lônghous)
n.
A long communal dwelling, especially of certain Native American, Polynesian, and Indonesian peoples.
long house
n
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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The upstanding rods of bamboo which made the walls were pale yellow, the sloping rods that made the roof were of darker red or brown, otherwise the long house was a thing of repetition and monotony.
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