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- noun Plural form of
longhouse .
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Examples
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The longhouses were the size of airplane hangars and housed the entire village.
One From The Hart Stefanie Powers 2010
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Rain in fact fell nonstop on this part of the island and was the principal reason the longhouses were so long.
One From The Hart Stefanie Powers 2010
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The people living in the longhouses were very grateful for this.
Malaysia's Point Man on Reform Noelle Lim 2010
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The Gogodala people were renowned for their tribal art and for their longhouses.
One From The Hart Stefanie Powers 2010
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We toured several of replicated longhouses of the Gitxsan people.
Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt » 2007 » October 2007
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Larger dwellings for council meetings and tribal gatherings were called longhouses.
History of American Women Maggiemac 2008
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When the families got too big, they built longhouses that could hold twenty or thirty people.
History of American Women Maggiemac 2008
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Pamunkey structures were long and narrow, described by English colonists as longhouses.
History of American Women Maggiemac 2008
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Most farm various crops, living in longhouses with traditional clothing and dances but are being challenged by outside influences.
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There are also remains of longhouses dating back to around 100-600 AD.
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