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potlatch

potlatch


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Potlatch  \Pot"latch`\,  n.  [Chinook  potlatch,  pahtlatch  fr 
  Nootka  pahchilt  pachalt  a  gift.] 
  1.  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 
 
  2.  Hence  a  feast  given  to  a  large  number  of  persons,  often 
  accompanied  by  gifts.  [Colloq.,  Northwestern  America] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Potlatch,  ID  (city,  FIPS  64900) 
  Location:  46.92319  N,  116.89786  W 
  Population  (1990):  790  (360  housing  units) 
  Area:  0.9  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  83855