Potlatch : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Potlatch	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Potlatch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Potlatch \Pot"latch`\, n. [Chinook potlatch, pahtlatch, fr. Nootka pahchilt, pachalt, a gift.] 1. 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. 2. Hence, a feast given to a large number of persons, often accompanied by gifts. [Colloq., Northwestern America]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Potlatch, ID (city, FIPS 64900) Location: 46.92319 N, 116.89786 W Population (1990): 790 (360 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 83855