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powwow Definition


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powwow
noun
    1. colloq
      A meeting for discussion.
    2a. A meeting of Native Americans;
    2b. A Native American ceremony or rite, often with feasting. Compare indaba.
    3. In certain Native American tribes: a medicine man.
verb
    intr
    powwowed, powwowing
    1. To hold a powwow.
Etymology: 17c: from Narragansett powwaw priest.



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