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(1):

(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.

(2):

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

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Potlatch'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/potlatch.html. 1828.
 
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