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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