Definition of tepee
:a conical tent usually consisting of skins and used especially by American Indians of the Great Plains
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There’s pictures of them with wolves in front of their tepees.
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Organizers had installed a skateboard ramp, a DJ and a garden tepee for those tender Tinder moments.
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During this free beach picnic, families can enjoy a tepee village, an interactive drum circle, a Bahamian Junkanoo marching band, fresh ceviche, coconut water and a fashion show.
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Acres of land were covered with tents and, yes, tepees.
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Family central is the lower center court, which has a new grass lawn, a children’s play tepee, a corn hole game and a colorful hanging display of cloth parasols that resemble huge floral blooms.
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The triangulation principle gives extra strength to the tepee form, but boxlike structures can be made to work, too.
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After last call, rest your nomadic head in a nomadic bed: Yurts, tepees, and travel trailers line El Cosmico’s 21-acre compound. 7.
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In late November, a neighbor called the police to report the tribe for constructing tepees on the land, in apparent violation of the town’s zoning regulations.
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Origin and Etymology of tepee
Dakota thípi, from thi- to dwell
TEPEE Defined for English Language Learners
tepee
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Definition of tepee for English Language Learners
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: a tent that is shaped like a cone and that was used in the past by some Native Americans as a house
TEPEE Defined for Kids
tepee
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te·pee
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ˈtē-ˌpē
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Definition of tepee for Students
:a tent shaped like a cone and used as a home by some American Indians
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