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| potlatch [ pót lach ] (plural potlatches) |
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Native N American ceremony: among Native American peoples of the coast of northwestern North America, a ceremony of feasting in which the host gains prestige by giving gifts or, sometimes, destroying wealth
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| [Mid-19th century. < Chinook Jargon patlaˇ< Nootka p'achitl 'giving or gift'] |
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