wikiup
9.9
A hut with a simple frame covered in branches or grass used for shelter by Native American people
- noun
- /ˈwɪkiˌʌp/
- US
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wikiup
- These Athabascan people kept their nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle for the next 100 years, living in wikiups.
Examples
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"All that might remain of a small wikiup or hogan is a scattering of charred timbers.
Academic text (2009) -
Traditionally, many Native American tribes constructed wikiups using natural materials.
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The family built a wikiup in the forest for their summer camping trip.
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During their travels, the group stayed in a wikiup made from branches and grass.
Synonyms
hut
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1.0
A small simple building where people live or stay
is a particular framed southwestern dwelling rather than a generic simple shelter
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9.9
A round hut made of poles covered with brush or grass used for shelter
is the same meaning but spelled with a different traditional spelling
8.2
A traditional home used by some Native American groups like a tepee or wigwam
is a specific southwestern framed shelter rather than any general traditional dwelling
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Etymology
The word wikiup comes from a Native American word for a 'shelter' or 'house', and it named a simple hut made of branches and grass. That's why a wikiup today means a small lodge covered with brush or mats.