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longhouse

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Noun

  1. A long communal housing of the Iroquois and some other American Indians, the Malaysians, the Indonesians, the Vikings, and many other peoples.
  2. An outhouse, an outbuilding used for urination and defecation.
  3. The modern society, perceived as increasingly matriarchal and overly egalitarian, and therefore stifling non-conformity and masculine values.
  4. Alternative letter-case form of longhouse (“matriarchal modern society”).

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