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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, teepee [ˈtiːpiː]
n
(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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Noun1.tepee - a Native American tenttepee - 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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