Potlatch

Definition of Potlatch

Pot´latch`

n.	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.

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