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quinzhee
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[ˈkwɪnzi], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a type of shelter originally used by North American Indians, consisting of a mound of snow with a domed chamber dug into it
(e.g: don't forget to store your shovel inside the quinzhee in case there's a snowstorm)
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Origin
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from Slavey kǫ́ézhii ‘in the shelter’, or from a similar form in another Athabaskan language
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