chickee
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- noun
- /ˈtʃɪki/
- US
- Florida State appropriates the historical Chief Osceola and the Seminole tribe through known artifacts like eagle feathers and chickees.
- chickee huts
Examples
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Chickee huts.
Fiction book (2002) -
Which I believe they use to thatch the roofs of their traditional chickee huts.
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With the chickee huts, right?
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Chickee huts.
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Not to mention the failed attempts on three separate occasions to prosecute Seminoles for poaching palm fronds, which I believe they use to thatch the roofs of their traditional chickee huts.
Fiction book (2002) -
For the past century, house types of most Southeastern Indian groups have differed little from those of non-Indian neighbors, though the "Seminoles" have retained very distinctive house types, i.e., the "chickee." The everyday clothing of most Indian groups has long been indistinguishable from that of their neighbors.
Academic text (1995) -
The Seminole people often gather in a chickee to celebrate their cultural traditions and tell stories.
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Many campers at the reservation enjoy sleeping in a chickee while experiencing nature up close.
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During our visit to the Everglades, we learned about the history and construction of a traditional chickee.
Synonyms
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A hut with a simple frame covered in branches or grass used for shelter by Native American people
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chickee comes from the Seminole language for a traditional raised 'hut' built with logs and palm thatch. That's why a chickee refers to the Seminole open-sided 'house' made for shade and rest.