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maison longue — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • longhouse noun A long communal housing of the Iroquois and some other American Indians, the Malaysians, the Indonesians, the Vikings, and many other peoples.

Senses

maison longue is used for these senses in English:

  • longhouse A long communal housing of the Iroquois and some other American Indians, the Malaysians, the Indonesians, the Vikings, and many other peoples.

longhouse — full definition

  1. noun A long communal housing of the Iroquois and some other American Indians, the Malaysians, the Indonesians, the Vikings, and many other peoples.
  2. noun An outhouse, an outbuilding used for urination and defecation.
  3. noun The modern society, perceived as increasingly matriarchal and overly egalitarian, and therefore stifling nonconformity and masculine values.