tipi
noun
ti·pi
less common spelling of tepee
: a conical tent usually consisting of skins and used especially by Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains
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Saratoga Hot Springs Resort anchors the tiny town, with a 70-foot hot swimming pool and individual, tipi-covered soaking tubs.
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Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
Historically, over 25 tribal nations lived along the route, but for years their diverse cultures were largely represented through reductive stereotypes, with concrete tipi storefronts and signage adorned with Hollywood-style depictions of Native peoples.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2025
As a result, the army turned to more brutal methods, attacking tipi villages before dawn, with indiscriminate fire killing noncombatant women and children.
—Patrick Springer, Twin Cities, 26 Nov. 2025
In her Tipi Dress, the 28 straps on the dress represent the number of poles that are used to construct a traditional Lakota tipi and the cycle of a woman’s menstruation.
—Sandra Guzmán, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
For a special night the kids will love, rent the park’s tipi.
—Brian Higgins, Outside Online, 19 Aug. 2025
Even the tipi, everything is a model after the woman.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025
There’s a cedar sauna with a gravity shower and a tipi lodge tent for communal gatherings.
—Steve Lyons, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
The Wigwam Motel: Ever dreamed of sleeping in a tipi?
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
Historically, over 25 tribal nations lived along the route, but for years their diverse cultures were largely represented through reductive stereotypes, with concrete tipi storefronts and signage adorned with Hollywood-style depictions of Native peoples.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2025
As a result, the army turned to more brutal methods, attacking tipi villages before dawn, with indiscriminate fire killing noncombatant women and children.
—Patrick Springer, Twin Cities, 26 Nov. 2025
In her Tipi Dress, the 28 straps on the dress represent the number of poles that are used to construct a traditional Lakota tipi and the cycle of a woman’s menstruation.
—Sandra Guzmán, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
For a special night the kids will love, rent the park’s tipi.
—Brian Higgins, Outside Online, 19 Aug. 2025
Even the tipi, everything is a model after the woman.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025
There’s a cedar sauna with a gravity shower and a tipi lodge tent for communal gatherings.
—Steve Lyons, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
The Wigwam Motel: Ever dreamed of sleeping in a tipi?
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Tipi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipi. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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