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US
/ˈpaʊˌwaʊ/
]
[ UK /pˈaʊwaʊ/ ]
[ UK /pˈaʊwaʊ/ ]
NOUN
- a council of or with Native Americans
- (informal) a quick private conference
VERB
- hold a powwow, talk, conference or meeting
How To Use powwow In A Sentence
- Turnbull didn’t look up from his newspaper when he said, “Some of us are offended by the use of the term powwow in that context.” Mercy Kill
- Mrs Kreutz seemed to be unaware of anything but her powwow. THE WITCH TREE SYMBOL
- Dance will be a major part of the powwow, with several rounds of exhibition and intertribal dancing - and lots of audience participation - on both days.
- Tipis routinely are transported to powwows, barter fairs and rendezvous on a truck's carrying racks.
- Every year my father would call a family powwow to discuss where we were going on vacation.
- I seriously wondered if my teachers had powwowed in their lounge that morning and decided to have a contest for who could whip out the most boring lesson ever. Lifted
- More than 200 people attended the institution's 32nd annual powwow which was held in conjunction with the workshop.
- After the crew ties the boats off to the right-hand bank and scouts the rapid, the two put their heads together for a powwow.
- Then she went on to say that all of this was, and is, a moot point because the powwow is not a city sponsored event. Heroes or Villains?
- How and when the powwow began is complex, embedded in ancient cultural heritage and symbolism.