tepee

  • 11tepee — te·pee s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS etnol. tenda tipica degli indiani nordamericani, di forma conica e costituita da un intelaiatura di pali di legno che sorreggono teli o pelli di copertura {{line}} {{/line}} VARIANTI: tipi. DATA: 1927.… …

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  • 12tepee — [[t]ti͟ːpiː[/t]] tepees also teepee N COUNT A tepee is a round tent. Tepees were first made by Native American peoples from animal skins or the outer covering of trees. Syn: wigwam …

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  • 13tepee — or teepee; also tipi noun Etymology: Dakota thípi, from thi to dwell Date: 1743 a conical tent usually consisting of skins and used especially by American Indians of the Great Plains …

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  • 14tepee — m Tienda tнpica de los indios americanos consistente en una serie de postes de madera colocados oblicuamente formando una superficie cуnica, cubierta por pieles de animales, con una abertura superior que le sirve de ventilaciуn. Tambiйn llamado… …

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  • 15tepee — noun a conical tent usually consisting of skins and used especially by American Indians of the Plains …

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  • 16tepee — ► masculino Tienda de campaña cónica hecha de pieles o de tela característica de los pieles rojas de América del Norte …

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  • 17tepee — {{hw}}{{tepee}}{{/hw}}s. m. inv.  (pl.  ingl. tepees   ) Tenda di forma conica degli indiani d America della prateria …

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  • 18tepee — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. Indian tent, skin tent, comical tent, wigwam, wickiup, lodge; see also tent . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. wigwam, wickiup. see tent …

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  • 19tepee — te|pee [ˈti:pi:] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Dakota Sioux; Origin: tipi, from ti to live in a place + pi to use for ] a round tent with a pointed top, used by some Native Americans …

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  • 20tepee — te|pee [ ti,pi ] noun count a tall round tent made of animal skin that some NATIVE AMERICANS traditionally lived in …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English