longhouse

English

noun
Definitions
  • A long communal housing of the Iroquois and some other American Indians, the Malays, the Indonesians, the Vikings and many other peoples.
  • (obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used for urination and defecation.

Etymology

Compound from English long (belong, yearn) + English house (a house, company).

Origin

English

house

Gloss

a house, company

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