tepee

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a portable conical dwelling traditionally made from poles and animal hides or canvas by Indigenous peoples of the North American Plains

   The family raised the tepee by arranging long poles in a cone and stretching the cover around them.

An English spelling of tipi, borrowed from Dakota thipi 'dwelling.' The spellings tipi, teepee, and tepee represent the same word; tipi is now widely preferred in historical and Indigenous contexts.

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