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noun - a domed hut, similar to a wigwam, used by some semi-nomadic Native American tribes.
- 1992: At that time there were still indians camped on the western plains and late in the day he passed in his riding a scattered group of their wickiups propped upon that scoured and trembling waste. " Cormac McCarthy?, All the Pretty Horses
Etymology: Though wickiups were built by many different tribes, the word apparently comes from wiikiyaapi or wikiyapy<ref>"Wickiup Definition - Dictionary." W:MSN Encarta, MSN Encarta. 2007. Microsoft Corporation. 22 Apr. 2007 <http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861713131/wickiup.html></ref> meaning "lodge" or "house" in the w:Mesquakie, Sac and Fox or Mesquakie language."<ref>"Wickiup", Answers.com. April 22, 2007, <http://www.answers.com/topic/wickiup></ref>"Wickiups" could be found in the w:Southwestern US, Southwestern United States region.<ref>"Wickiup Definition - Dictionary." W:MSN Encarta, MSN Encarta. 2007. Microsoft Corporation. 22 Apr. 2007 <http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861713131/wickiup.html></ref> More specifically the term was present "among Native Americans in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho, and California"<ref>"wickiup." The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Columbia University Press., 2003. Answers.com 23 Apr. 2007. http://www.answers.com/topic/wickiup</ref> and originated from the Sac and Fox, two dialects of the same language that belong to the Algonquian language family.<ref>"wickiup." The World in So Many Words. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1999. Answers.com 23 Apr. 2007. <http://www.answers.com/topic/wickiup></ref> Algonquian, a language spoken by many tribes, should not to be confused with Algonquin, the people of a tribe closer to w:Ottawa, Ottawa. By 2007 the language was spoken by about seven hundred members of the tribe in Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma.<ref>"wickiup." The World in So Many Words. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1999. Answers.com 23 Apr. 2007. <http://www.answers.com/topic/wickiup></ref> Perhaps a variant of wikiwam "wigwam". Wikiwiki may be an adaptation of this word based on the idea that these "huts" could be built fairly quickly.
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