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rancherie

/ran-chuh-ree/US // ˈræn tʃə ri //UK // (ˈrɑːntʃərɪ) //

牧场,农场,牧场主,农场主

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Canadian.

    • : an Indian village or settlement, especially one located on a reserve.
    • : any one of the large rectangular cedar buildings erected by Pacific Coast Indians for communal living and ceremonial purposes.

Examples

  • They killed some fatted chickens and had the biggest time that the rancherie had ever known.

  • A long row of huts just above high-tide line can always be safely called a rancherie in that country.

  • Every person in the rancherie, from the toddling papooses to the aged chief, endeavored to aid them.

  • He ran on, flinging off his clothes, and plunged into the water when they drew near the rancherie.

  • The rancherie was hot and the dull roar of the combers on the reef came throbbing in and made him restless.