Meaning Of The Word Potlatch

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potlatch in American English
noun: 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

potlatch in British English
noun: a competitive ceremonial activity among certain Native American tribes, esp the Kwakiutl, involving a lavish distribution of gifts and the destruction of property to emphasize the wealth and status of the chief or clan

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