Potlatch

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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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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3 surface forms

plural: Potlatches
possessive: Potlatch's
pluralpossessive: Potlatches'

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