potlatch (n)

n07455301

type n
lex_filenum 11
def a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
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Hypernym ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance; fete, feast, fiesta
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Hyponym fete, feast, fiesta; ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance

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