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Origin and history of wigwam

wigwam(n.)

tent or lodge (formed of bark or skins laid over poles) of some North American native peoples, 1620s, from Algonquian (probably Eastern Abenaki) wikewam "a dwelling," said to mean literally "their house;" also said to be found in such formations as wikiwam and Ojibwa wiigiwaam and Delaware wiquoam.

also from 1620s

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