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Definition of Potlatch
1. Noun. 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).
Definition of Potlatch
1. n. Among the Kwakiutl, Chimmesyan, and other Indians of the northwestern coast of North America, a ceremonial distribution by a man of gifts to his own and neighboring tribesmen, often, formerly, to his own impoverishment. Feasting, dancing, and public ceremonies accompany it.
Definition of Potlatch
1. Noun. A ceremony amongst certain Native American peoples of the Pacific northwest in which gifts are bestowed upon guests and personal property is destroyed in a show of wealth and generosity. ¹
2. Noun. A communal meal where guests bring dishes to share, a potluck. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Potlatch
1. to hold a ceremonial feast for [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
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