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teepee
English
Alternative forms
- tepee
- tipi
Etymology 1
From the Lakota word thípi (/?t?ipi/), which consists of two elements: the verb thí (“to dwell”), and pi, a pluralising enclitic (a suffix-like ending that marks the subject of the verb as plural), which means "they dwell". Lakota verbs can be used as nouns and this is the case with thípi, which in practice just means "house".
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?ti?pi/
Noun
teepee (plural teepees)
- A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America.
Translations
See also
- other traditional Native American dwellings:
- hogan (used by the Navajo in the southwestern United States)
- igloo (used by the Inuit, made of snow)
- teepee (used in the Great Plains)
- tupik (used by the Inuit during the summer)
- wetu (used by the Wampanoag in the northeastern United States)
- wickiup (used in the southwestern and western United States)
- wigwam (used in the northeastern United States)
Etymology 2
Verb
teepee (third-person singular simple present teepees, present participle teepeeing, simple past and past participle teepeed)
- Alternative form of tp (“to cover with toilet paper”)
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veepee
English
Etymology
From VP, initialism of vice president.
Noun
veepee (plural veepees)
- (informal) A vice president.
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