LONGHOUSE

Etymology

Noun

longhouse (plural longhouses)

A long communal housing of the Iroquois and some other American Indians, the Malays, the Indonesians, the Vikings, and many other peoples.

(obsolete, euphemism) An outhouse: an outbuilding used for urination and defecation.

Synonyms

• (outhouse): See bathroom

Hypernyms

• house

Hypernyms

• house

Source: Wiktionary



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