long house

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [lawng, long noun, adjective hous]
- /lɔŋ, lɒŋ noun, adjective haʊs/
- /lɒŋ haʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lawng, long noun, adjective hous]
- /lɔŋ, lɒŋ noun, adjective haʊs/

Definitions of long house words

noun long house a communal dwelling, especially of the Iroquois and various other North American Indian peoples, consisting of a wooden, bark-covered framework often as much as 100 feet (30.5 meters) in length. 1
noun long house a long communal dwelling of the Iroquois and other North American Indian peoples. It often served as a council house as well 0
noun long house a long dwelling found in other parts of the world, such as Borneo 0

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Origin of long house

First appearance:

before 1615

One of the 41% oldest English words

First recorded in 1615-25

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Parts of speech for Long house

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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long house popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

long house usage trend in Literature

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