as in hut
a round tent that was used in the past by Native Americans as a house or shelter
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Recent Examples of wigwam
Pods, cabins, wigwams, huts, and treehouses are also available.
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Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Its layout also ties the home to its earthly landscape; the living room is inspired by the Native American wigwam, with elements including a central fireplace and a hole in the top to let the smoke out.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 15 Apr. 2025
Other kinds of algorithms underlie the repeating sequences of bent wood arcs that make up Native American wigwams, canoes and cradles.
—Audrey G. Bennett, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2023
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt receives a miniature wigwam at a Boy Scout camp in New York State in 1933.
—NBC news, 19 Apr. 2023
The monastery is a former motel with a lobby in the shape of a wigwam, where Bran’s mother meditates and vacuums and rapidly dies of ovarian cancer, which means Bran never gets to ask whether the call of the nunnery was worth abandoning a daughter.
—New York Times, 17 May 2022
Uncommon accommodations: Snooze in a caboose, a yacht, a wigwam or a swanky tent.
—AZCentral.com, 4 June 2021
Snooze in a caboose, a yacht, a wigwam or a swanky tent.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2021
The Nowashe Village will include a main village, two wigwams, an archaeology laboratory, a wetland with a boardwalk, a fire circle which will be used for storytelling, and the Three Sisters Garden.
—Quoron Walker, courant.com, 11 Oct. 2019
Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Its layout also ties the home to its earthly landscape; the living room is inspired by the Native American wigwam, with elements including a central fireplace and a hole in the top to let the smoke out.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 15 Apr. 2025
Other kinds of algorithms underlie the repeating sequences of bent wood arcs that make up Native American wigwams, canoes and cradles.
—Audrey G. Bennett, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2023
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt receives a miniature wigwam at a Boy Scout camp in New York State in 1933.
—NBC news, 19 Apr. 2023
The monastery is a former motel with a lobby in the shape of a wigwam, where Bran’s mother meditates and vacuums and rapidly dies of ovarian cancer, which means Bran never gets to ask whether the call of the nunnery was worth abandoning a daughter.
—New York Times, 17 May 2022
Uncommon accommodations: Snooze in a caboose, a yacht, a wigwam or a swanky tent.
—AZCentral.com, 4 June 2021
Snooze in a caboose, a yacht, a wigwam or a swanky tent.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2021
The Nowashe Village will include a main village, two wigwams, an archaeology laboratory, a wetland with a boardwalk, a fire circle which will be used for storytelling, and the Three Sisters Garden.
—Quoron Walker, courant.com, 11 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wigwam
Noun
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The Shepherd’s huts offer small suites with riverside balconies and hot tubs, while residences like The Oaks give your crew a full home to enjoy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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The avalanche occurred as the group of 15 was trying to leave the remote Frog Lake huts in a blizzard beneath avalanche-prone slopes.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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While outreach workers will be hitting homeless encampments throughout the city, encouraging people to go to shelters during the storm, the city will not be tearing down the makeshift shanties the homeless have built before Sunday’s storm, Mamdani said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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A couple and two children died Thursday night when their shanty was hit by a landslide in a quarry area that was set off by torrential rain in a village in southern Cagayan de Oro city, Office of Civil Defense regional director Antonio Sugarol said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The wickiup is a bit like a small tipi made from poles, brush and vegetation.—
Popular Science,
Popular Science,
28 May 2020
Noun
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The assailants, some armed, also vandalized security cameras and a guard shack and slashed the tires of vehicles in the parking lot, authorities said.—
Kevin Krause,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Who needs lobster rolls when this 10-minute shrimp roll is a delicious reminder of shoreside seafood shacks?—
Susan Hall Mahon,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Shash Diné hogans were constructed from juniper logs by a master craftsman, then covered with mud or clay.—
Rona Berg,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Her hogan, completed in 2020, is built out of juniper wood, bark, and sand.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
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The ceiling, in contrast to my first hovel, couldn’t be reached except by a tall ladder.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Bekaa Valley is home to numerous camps housing Syrian refugees.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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Top prospect Spencer Jones is also in camp, but he’s been expected to start the season back in Triple A.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This sweet little cabin is the perfect place to practice hygge in the winter to chase off the cold-weather blues.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Feb. 2026
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My family has a cabin that my grandfather purchased in the 1950s.—
Campbell Vaughn,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Wigwam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wigwam. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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