Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
POTLATCH — Le mot «potlatch» est emprunté au chinook (devenu jargon de traite au XIXe siècle sur la côte nord ouest d’Amérique du Nord); il signifiait «action de donner». Le terme est utilisé par les ethnologues américains pour désigner diverses cérémonies… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Potlatch — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Indios norteamericanos participando en una ceremonia de Potlatch Potlatch es el nombre de una ceremonia practicada por los pueblos indios de la costa del Pacífico en el noroeste de Norteamérica, tanto en los Estados … Wikipedia Español
Potlatch — Potlatch, ID U.S. city in Idaho Population (2000): 791 Housing Units (2000): 357 Land area (2000): 0.335781 sq. miles (0.869670 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.335781 sq. miles (0.869670 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Potlatch, ID — U.S. city in Idaho Population (2000): 791 Housing Units (2000): 357 Land area (2000): 0.335781 sq. miles (0.869670 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.335781 sq. miles (0.869670 sq. km) FIPS code:… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
potlatch — 1845, from Chinook jargon, a gift, from Wakashan (Nootka) patshatl giving, gift … Etymology dictionary
potlatch — ☆ potlatch [pät′lach΄ ] n. [< AmInd (Chinook) patshatl, gift] among some American Indians of the N Pacific coast, a) [often P ] a winter festival b) a distribution or exchange of gifts during such a festival, often involving the squandering of … English World dictionary
Potlatch — A potlatch [Potlatch. Oxford English Dictionary. [http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50185464 Retrieved on April 26, 2007] .] [Potlatch. Dictionary.com. [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/potlatch Retrieved on April 26, 2007] .] [Aldona… … Wikipedia
Potlatch — Ein Potlatch (auch Potlach oder Potlatsch) ist ein Fest der amerikanischen Indianer der nordwestlichen Pazifikküste. Bei ihm werden in ritueller Weise Geschenke verteilt oder ausgetauscht. Je wertvoller und erlesener die gereichten Gaben… … Deutsch Wikipedia
potlatch — /pot lach/, n. 1. (among American Indians of the northern Pacific coast, esp. the Kwakiutl) 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… … Universalium
Potlatch — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Potlatch est : le potlatch, un rite culturel observé par l ethnologie et l anthropologie la Potlatch, une rivière de l Idaho Potlatch, un label de… … Wikipédia en Français
