hogan

noun

Definition of hogannext
as in wigwam

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Recent Examples of hogan Her hogan, completed in 2020, is built out of juniper wood, bark, and sand. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2025 The school’s rodeo grounds are pocked with prairie dog holes, and roads to the mobile home park and hogans that house employees are mostly unpaved. — Matt Krupnick, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2024 The Navajo elder lives in a hogan, a traditional home, built for him by neighbors in Wide Ruins, a remote town of 175 people in northeastern Arizona, about 250 miles from Phoenix. — Alex Rhoades, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2024 Miranda Mullett, who grew up in Wide Ruins in a hogan built by her grandfather, initially embarked on her own effort to provide firewood to tribal members after visiting her ancestral home in December and learning of their plight. — Alex Rhoades, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hogan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hogan
  1. wigwam
  2. hut
  3. shack
  4. wickiup
  5. camp
  6. hovel
  7. shanty
Noun
  • This could be an A-frame structure of bamboo canes or wigwams.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 18 July 2026
  • Pods, cabins, wigwams, huts, and treehouses are also available.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Definition of wigwam
Noun
  • These included updating the warming hut and clubhouse and adding a mountain bike park.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The former taxi driver had been arrested three years earlier after police unearthed a mass grave in a forest ‌near the Indian Ocean town of Malindi, where his followers had been living in mud huts.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of hut
Noun
  • The storm made landfall Friday near Destin, Florida, a Gulf Coast area known for powdery white-sand beaches and dotted with vacation homes, waterfront bars, and seafood shacks.
    — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The low-lying coastal area is known for its powdery white sand beaches dotted with vacation homes, waterfront bars and seafood shacks.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of shack
Noun
  • Part tipi, part wickiup, and influenced by many architectural styles, a round lodge can block wind, rain, cold, and sun.
    — Popular Science, Popular Science, 28 May 2020
Definition of wickiup
Noun
  • The church investigated the first incident in 2005 but did not report it to law enforcement when the victims couldn’t positively identify the perpetrator, and the man returned for the 2006 camp.
    — John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Overall, both Barrera and Shaw fit squarely within their ideological camps.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of camp
Noun
  • Abdul Hadi spent his days hiding in hovels in distant parts of Syria, turning his mind obsessively over the old days of revolution, over fleeting encounters and terrible choices.
    — Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The figure of an older woman working alone in a forest hovel inevitably brings some kind of sorcery to mind, but Hjorth’s earlier novels haven’t made too much of the suggestion.
    — Elaine Blair, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of hovel
Noun
  • The bill will also allow restaurants to weatherproof and winterize their sheds and require restaurateurs to keep them from becoming trash- and pest-filled shanties.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the upscale ambiance, the onboard vibe is breezy, with casual entertainment that includes a sea-shanty sing-along with the crew.
    — Jane Wooldridge, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026
Definition of shanty

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