tepee

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noun

  1. a cone-shaped tent of animal skins or bark used by North American Indian peoples of the plains and Great Lakes regions
  2. a similarly shaped Indian dwelling of other materials, such as canvas

Origin: Dakota típi, dwelling < tí-, to dwell + -pi, suffix indicating pl., indefinite, or abstract form

See tepee in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also tee·pee or ti·pi

noun 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.

Origin:

Origin: Sioux thípi, dwelling

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