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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tee•pee (tē′pē),USA pronunciation n. - Anthropologytepee.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: teepee /ˈtiːpiː/ n - a variant spelling of tepee
te•pee /ˈtipi/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -pees. - Anthropologya tent made from animal skins placed on a conical frame of long poles.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024te•pee (tē′pē),USA pronunciation n. - Anthropologya tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.
Also, teepee, tipi. Cf. lodge (def. 9), wigwam. - Dakota thípi, equivalent. to thí- to dwell + -pi plural indefinite abstract noun, nominal suffix
- 1735–45, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tepee, teepee /ˈtiːpiː/ n - a cone-shaped tent of animal skins used by certain North American Indians
Etymology: 19th Century: from Siouan tīpī, from ti to dwell + pi used for |