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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Potlatch (0.01418 detik)
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English → English (gcide) Definition: Potlatch Potlatch \Pot"latch`\, n. [Chinook potlatch, pahtlatch, fr. Nootka pahchilt, pachalt, a gift.] 1. Among the Kwakiutl, Chimmesyan, and other Indians of the northwestern coast of North America, a ceremonial distribution by a man of gifts to his own and neighboring tribesmen, often, formerly, to his own impoverishment. Feasting, dancing, and public ceremonies accompany it. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Hence, a feast given to a large number of persons, often accompanied by gifts. [Colloq., Northwestern America] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Potlatch Potlatch \Pot"latch`\, n. [Chinook potlatch, pahtlatch, fr. Nootka pahchilt, pachalt, a gift.] 1. Among the Kwakiutl, Chimmesyan, and other Indians of the northwestern coast of North America, a ceremonial distribution by a man of gifts to his own and neighboring tribesmen, often, formerly, to his own impoverishment. Feasting, dancing, and public ceremonies accompany it. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Hence, a feast given to a large number of persons, often accompanied by gifts. [Colloq., Northwestern America] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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