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Definition of Longhouses
1. longhouse [n] - See also: longhouse
Lexicographical Neighbors of Longhouses
Literary usage of Longhouses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Repression of Montagnards: Conflicts Over Land and Religion in Vietnam's by Sidney Jones, Malcolm Smart (2002)
"77 According to Salemink, the use of traditional longhouses, which already began
to dissipate under French rule, suffered a severe blow under the ..."
2. Defending the Earth: Abuses of Human Rights and the Environment by Human Rights Watch (Organization), Human Rights Watch (Organization, Natural Resources Defense Council (1992)
"... claiming that life in the longhouses is a radical improvement for the
Penan.17 LOGGING AND POLITICAL CORRUPTION The state has absolute jurisdiction over ..."
3. Indivisible Human Rights: The Relationship of Political and Civil Rights to by Human Rights Watch (Organization, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1992)
"... claiming that life in the longhouses is a radical improvement for the
Penan.83 Logging and political corruption The state has absolute jurisdiction over ..."
4. Brazil by Errol Lincoln Uys (2000)
"But he stopped in the forest just before he reached the longhouses. The sounds
of the awful celebrations were rising again, and he sat down, ..."
5. Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei by Karl-Heinz Reger (1997)
"A very small part of this subgroup of the Kada- zan still lives in longhouses,
surrounded by coconut palm groves, rice fields and banana plantations. ..."
6. Native Americans by Karen Lowther (2003)
"SHELTER Part of the year, the Nez Perce lived in longhouses called ... Some longhouses
were over 100 feet (30 meters) long. There were several rows of ..."
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