potlatches

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A form of potlatch — A ceremony amongst certain indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest in which gifts are bestowed upon guests and personal property is destroyed in a show of generosity and wealth.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of potlatch
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potlatches. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potlatches

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“potlatches.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potlatches. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “potlatches,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potlatches.

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