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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For nearly a decade, each of my winters has brought at least one trip to a mountain hut for a weekend with a hardy group of friends.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Les Gaufres de Chamonix has been serving irresistible waffles from a humble hut since 1965.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Participating anglers must bring their own bright red flags, (1 foot in diameter or larger) to hang on fishing shanties, according to the DNR.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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The community choir sings folk, classical, jazz, hymns, gospel and sea shanties in languages from around the world.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Jan. 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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Learn about Barbados’ heritage with a rum shack tour or an excursion to a local Rasta community.—
Annie Daly,
Vogue,
3 Jan. 2026
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All are unified by a boardwalk that’s open to the public and lined with bike rentals, a taco shack, platforms for live music and a full-time professional sandcastle builder.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
29 Dec. 2025
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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In what by American standards would be considered a hovel, Gong is raised by his aging grandparents, his mother having abandoned him as a small child.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Dec. 2025
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But all the characters racing up and down the stairs of his uber-New York walk-up hovel are a howl.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
14 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Sanders, though, was officially a full participant in practice for the first time since training camp.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2026
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The trainees nonetheless followed much of the usual syllabus, being ferried daily to one or other of the big Palestinian refugee camps under PFLP control for lectures and drills in unarmed combat and very basic weapons handling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Accessibility Nimmo Bay welcomes wheelchair users and guests with limited mobility—cabins and public spaces are accessible with staff support—but full independence can be challenging given the remote setting's rustic boardwalks, floating docks, and uneven natural terrain.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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This hardware also underpins an integrated cabin-and-driving central domain control architecture, enabling far tighter coordination between infotainment, vehicle systems, and driver assistance.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Wigwam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wigwam. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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