tepee
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of tepee
C19: from Siouan tīpī, from ti to dwell + pi used for
Example Sentences
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For 10 years, she traveled the “powwow trail,” which she likens to a rodeo circuit, full time, living in a van and a tepee or a pop-up trailer, hitting a different powwow every weekend.
From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2021
As Sitting Bull spoke, his younger wife entered the tepee and threw sticks on the fire before reclining in its glow.
From Slate • Oct. 25, 2021
To commemorate their return, the tribe raised a traditional tepee longhouse on the crest of the property.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2021
Here, the layout is divided into discrete picture-taking stations, including a sleigh — fit for two to four people — and a Christmas tree, hollowed out like a tepee.
From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2020
Where they were chained, their ends overlapped like the spokes of a tepee that had fallen on its side.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
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