Russian Meaning of potlatch

потлач

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Definitions and Meaning of potlatch in English

Wordnet

potlatch (n)

a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)

Webster

potlatch (n.)

Among the Kwakiutl, Chimmesyan, and other Indians of the northwestern coast of North America, a ceremonial distribution by a man of gifts to his own and neighboring tribesmen, often, formerly, to his own impoverishment. Feasting, dancing, and public ceremonies accompany it.

Hence, a feast given to a large number of persons, often accompanied by gifts.

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потлач

a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gif

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potion => Зелье, potiche => Ваза, pothunter => охотник за головами, pothouse => кастрюля, pothos => Эпипремнум золотистый,