POTLATCH

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("potlatch" is a kind of...):

feast; fete; fiesta (an elaborate party (often outdoors))

ceremonial; ceremonial occasion; ceremony; observance (a formal event performed on a special occasion)

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