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Definition of: potlatch
(pot′lach) noun
1. Among American Indians of the northern Pacific coast: a A gift. b Often cap. A winter festival.
2. A ceremonial feast in which gifts are exchanged and property destroyed in a competitive show of wealth. Also pot′lach, pot′lache. [<Chinook patshatl gift]
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