Meaning & use
Tepees
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Plural of tepee; cone-shaped tents traditionally made of animal skins or canvas stretched over wooden poles, used by some Plains Indigenous peoples of North America.
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The camp was arranged in a circle of tepees along the riverbank.
Children at the summer camp slept in canvas tepees instead of cabins.
A note on using this word
The word comes from the Lakota "thípi," meaning "dwelling"; spelling variants include "tipi" and "teepee."
Words with a similar meaning
wigwams (loosely)tents
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