teepee

• Nom désignant une tente conique, traditionnellement faite de peaux d'animaux ou d'écorce de bouleau, utilisée par certains peuples autochtones d'Amérique.

A noun referring to a conical tent traditionally made of animal skins or birch bark and used by some Native American peoples.

1. B1formal

   A portable conical tent made of animal skins or birch bark, traditionally used by Native American peoples of the Great Plains.

   Tente conique (tipi)

   • The teepee was constructed from wooden poles and buffalo hides.
   • Families gathered around the fire inside the teepee.
   • The teepee could be easily dismantled and moved to a new location.

   Synonymestepeetipi