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tepee

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te·pee also tee·pee or ti·pi  (tp)
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 thípi, dwelling.]
tepee or teepee [tee-pee]
Noun
a cone-shaped tent of animal skins, formerly used by American Indians [Sioux tīpī]
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Noun1.tepeetepee - 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"


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