LONGHOUSE

Meaning of LONGHOUSE in English

n. a tribal communal dwelling, esp. in n. America and the Far East.

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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 …
Английский словарь Британика
LONGHOUSE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. a. : a communal dwelling often over 100 feet long used by some No. American Indians (as …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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)
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LONGHOUSE — traditional dwelling of the Iroquois Indians of the northeastern United States, particularly northern New York, until the 19th century, when …
Britannica English vocabulary
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.
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 …
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WIGWAM — American Indian dwelling, characteristic of the See also {{link=igloo">igloo ; longhouse ; tepee .
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TEPEE — or tipi Tall tent dwelling used by the Plains Indian s. It was suited to their nomadic life of buffalo …
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SENECA — North American Indian people living mainly in western New York, U.S. Their language belongs to the They were the largest …
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POLE CONSTRUCTION — Method of building that dates back to the Stone Age. Excavations in Europe show rings of stones that may have …
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OSAGE — North American Plains Indian people living mostly in Oklahoma, U.S. Their language is The name Osage is a French-derived version …
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ONEIDA — North American Indian people living mainly in what is now central New York and Wisconsin, U.S., and Canada. They constitute …
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MOHAWK — North American Indian people, the easternmost group of the Iroquois Confederacy , living in Canada and the U.S. Their language …
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IROQUOIS — Any of six North American members of the Iroquois Confederacy living mostly in southern Ontario and Quebec, Can. , and …
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TEPEE — also spelled Tipi, tall tent dwelling of the Indians of the American Great Plains. Although it is often thought to …
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IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY — also called Iroquois League, Five Nations, or (from 1722) Six Nations confederation of five (later six) Indian tribes across upper …
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IROQUOIS — n. Any of six North American members of the Iroquois Confederacy living mostly in southern Ontario and Quebec, Can. , …
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