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wigwam definition

☆ wig·wam (wig′wäm′, -wôm′)

noun

a traditional dwelling of Indian peoples of E North America, consisting typically of a dome-shaped framework of poles covered with rush mats or sheets of bark

Etymology: < Abenaki wìkəwαm, house

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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