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Engelsk substantiv: potlatch

1. potlatch (om begivenhet) 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)


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, feast, fete, fiesta, observance









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