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    tepee

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Buildings
    te·pee /ˈtiːpiː/ noun [countable]  TBBa round tent with a pointed top, used by some Native Americans 〔一些美洲印第安人使用的〕圆锥形帐篷
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    tepee• They parked near the pit where the ruined tepee stood.• Their huts were short tepees protected by tree branches or rounded huts covered with animal skins.• Signals of compromise are coming from the tepee.• The people packed up their tepees, food, and equipment in great excitement.    Origin tepee (1700-1800) Dakota Sioux tipi, from ti “to live in a place” + pi “to use for”
    te·pee nounChineseSyllable
    a a Corpus pointed top, by with used tent round


    tepee
    te‧pee /ˈtiːpiː/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1700-1800
     Language: Dakota Sioux
     Origin: tipi, from ti 'to live in a place' + pi 'to use for'
    a round tent with a pointed top, used by some Native Americans


    tepee (also tee·pee) BrE /ˈtiːpiː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtiːpiː/ 🔊 nouna type of tall tent shaped like a cone, used by Native Americans in the past （美洲印第安人旧时使用的）圆锥形帐篷  ➡  see also wigwam