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ALL meanings of powwow

pow·wow
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  • noun powwow a large gathering organized by North American Indians for socializing, dancing, singing, and celebrating their culture. 1
  • noun powwow a council or conference of or with North American Indians. 1
  • noun powwow (historically, among North American Indians) a ceremony accompanied by spiritual, religious, and ritual practices, along with dancing, performed for the cure of disease, success in a hunt, etc. 1
  • noun powwow (among North American Indians) a priest or shaman. 1
  • noun powwow Informal. any conference or meeting. 1
  • verb without object powwow to hold a powwow. 1
  • verb without object powwow Informal. to confer. 1
  • noun powwow North American Indian gathering 1
  • noun powwow meeting or gathering 1
  • countable noun powwow People sometimes refer to a meeting or discussion as a powwow. 0
  • noun powwow a talk, conference, or meeting 0
  • noun powwow a magical ceremony of certain North American Indians, usually accompanied by feasting and dancing 0
  • noun powwow (among certain North American Indians) a medicine man 0
  • noun powwow a meeting of or negotiation with North American Indians 0
  • verb powwow to hold a powwow 0
  • noun powwow a North American Indian medicine man or priest 0
  • noun powwow among North American Indians, a ceremony to conjure the cure of disease, success in war, etc., marked by feasting, dancing, etc. 0
  • noun powwow a conference of or with North American Indians 0
  • noun powwow any conference or gathering 0
  • intransitive verb powwow to confer 0
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