单词	longhouse
释义	longhouse /ˈlɒŋhaʊs / noun 1 historical The traditional dwelling of the Iroquois and other North American Indians.The Iroquois traditionally lived in longhouses, impressively striking in appearance.... Next door is a towering log, stone and glass masterpiece modeled after a Native American longhouse that may be the most dramatic place you've ever taken a yoga class. The Haida's reputation isn't well known south of the border, but their canoes, longhouses, and cedar totem poles represent a high point in North American art. 2A large communal village house in parts of Malaysia and Indonesia.By AD 1500, settlements were large, pallisaded villages with longhouses and garden plots capable of supporting up to 250-300 people.... Families were encouraged to leave the longhouses and live separately on small farms so the men could work in their fields without being embarrassed by being seen doing women's work. According to William M. Fenton, a longhouse typically held from six to ten nuclear families, each of about five or six persons, and two families shared every fire.
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