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te·pee

also tee·pee or ti·pi (tē′pē)

n. pl. te·pees also tee·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.

[Sioux t^hípi, dwelling.]

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tepee

(ˈtiːpiː) or

teepee

(Anthropology & Ethnology) a cone-shaped tent of animal skins used by certain North American Indians

[C19: from Siouan tīpī, from ti to dwell + pi used for]

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te•pee

or tee•pee

(ˈti pi)

n.

a Plains Indian tent made from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles.

Sometimes, tipi.

[1735–45, Amer.; < Dakota t^hípi=t^hí- to dwell + -pi pl. indefinite abstract n. suffix]

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Noun

tepee - a Native American tent; usually of conical shape

teepee, tipi

indian lodge, lodge - any of various Native American dwellings

collapsible shelter, tent - a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs); "he pitched his tent near the creek"

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tipi

tenda

tepee

[ˈtiːpiː] N (US) → tipi m

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tepee

n → Tipi nt

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