"long house" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: long houses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} long house (plural long houses)
  1. Alternative form of longhouse. Wikipedia link: long house Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: longhouse
    Sense id: en-long_house-en-noun-g0Px5nKy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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