LONGHOUSE

Meaning of LONGHOUSE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

a. : a communal dwelling often over 100 feet long used by some No. American Indians (as the Iroquois)

b. : a similar dwelling used by some peoples of the Pacific

2. : a major council of some No. American Indians (as Iroquois)

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

LONGHOUSE — noun Date: 1643 a long communal dwelling of some North American Indians (as the Iroquois)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LONGHOUSE — Traditional communal dwelling of the Iroquois Indians until the 19th century. The longhouse was a rectangular box built out of …
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LONGHOUSE — noun Date: 1643 : a long communal dwelling of some North American Indians (as the Iroquois)
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LONGHOUSE — ■ noun (among some North American Indians) a traditional dwelling shared by several families. ↘a large communal village house in …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LONGHOUSE — [long.house] n (1643): a long communal dwelling of some No. American Indians (as the Iroquois)
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LONGHOUSE — traditional dwelling of the Iroquois Indians of the northeastern United States, particularly northern New York, until the 19th century, when …
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LONGHOUSE — long|house BrE AmE ˈlɒŋ| haʊs AmE \ ˈlɔːŋ- ˈlɑːŋ- ▷ long|houses haʊz ɪz -əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LONGHOUSE — / ˈlɒŋhaʊs; NAmE ˈlɔːŋ-/ noun 1. (in Britain) an old type of house in which people and animals lived together …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LONGHOUSE — n. a tribal communal dwelling, esp. in N. America and the Far East.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LONGHOUSE — n. a tribal communal dwelling, esp. in n. America and the Far East.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LONGHOUSE — n. a tribal communal dwelling, esp. in N. America and the Far East.
Oxford English vocab
LONGHOUSE — n. Traditional communal dwelling of the Iroquois Indians until the 19th century. The longhouse was a rectangular box built out …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LONGHOUSE — n. Pronunciation: ' lo ̇ ŋ - ˌ hau ̇ s, - ' hau ̇ s Function: noun Date: 1643 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WIGWAM — American Indian dwelling, characteristic of the See also {{link=igloo">igloo ; longhouse ; tepee .
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