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

Examples of tipi in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On a recent Saturday, visitors helped plant seeds and build traditional tipi trellises for the center’s teaching garden. — Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 24 May 2026

Memories are made in the cement tipi motel in Holbrook, Arizona. — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2026

How to see the northern lights in Finland Nordic Adventures offers a slew of northern lights viewing excursions, including photography tours, snowmobile safaris, nighttime reindeer sleigh rides, and aurora hunting from private Lappish tipi tents. — Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 9 Mar. 2026

Saratoga Hot Springs Resort anchors the tiny town, with a 70-foot hot swimming pool and individual, tipi-covered soaking tubs. — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025

Kids Definition

tipi

variant of tepee