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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment);


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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 neighboring tribesmen, often, formerly, to his own impoverishment. Feasting, dancing, and public ceremonies accompany it. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Hence, a feast given to a large number of persons, often accompanied by gifts. [Colloq., Northwestern America] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

potlatch n 1: a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

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: 64900 Located within: Idaho (ID), FIPS 16 Location: 46.922157 N, 116.897646 W ZIP Codes (1990): 83855 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Potlatch, ID Potlatch