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Nov 27, 2009
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pot•latch



Pronunciation: (pot'lach), [key]
n.
1. (among American Indians of the northern Pacific coast, esp. the Kwakiutl) a ceremonial festival at which gifts are bestowed on the guests and property is destroyed by its owner in a show of wealth that the guests later attempt to surpass.
2. Pacific Northwest.a party or celebration.

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