powwow in English

noun
1
a North American Indian ceremony involving feasting, singing, and dancing.
I became obsessed and took part in sweat lodge ceremonies, pipe ceremonies, powwows and other Aboriginal spiritual events.
verb
1
hold a powwow; confer.
news squads powwowed nervously
noun

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1. Come out and have a powwow.

2. Every September, there is a powwow in the park.

3. You are welcome to bring friends to attend the Powwow.

4. Native American dancers invited Rotarians and family to join the powwow circle.

5. My brother's getting divorced so I'm going home for a family powwow this weekend.

6. In Elbow Bower the mower winnowed winnowed the minnows away fro the powwow.

7. This Powwow is a casual meet - up of fellow professionals, colleagues and friends.

8. Synonyms for Confabulate include confer, consult, discuss, parley, talk, confab, counsel, palaver, powwow and advise

9. The author went to a powwow on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation outside Wolf Point, Mont.

10. Every year my father would call a family powwow to discuss where we were going on vacation.

11. Lillian did not go for the powwow treatment; her rash subsided without help from either science or witchcraft.

12. The Blackfoot in the United States are officially known as the Blackfeet Nation, though the Blackfoot word siksika, from which the English name was translated, is not plural. Blackfeet Indian Reservation: powwow Dancers in traditional regalia at a powwow on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Montana.

13. Buy me a young white woman who wants an Indian name... and drive to the All Nations Powwow in style.