NOUN | group | totem | a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object |
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artifact | totem | emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant |
Sounds | tow'tahm | |
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Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... |
Meaning | A clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object. | |
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Members | totemist | A person who belongs to a clan or tribe having a totem |
Broader | kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe | group of people related by blood or marriage |
Spanish | tótem | |
Catalan | tòtem |
Meaning | emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians). | |
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Region | United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean |
Broader | emblem | special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc. |
Spanish | totem, tótem | |
Catalan | tòtem | |
Adjectives | totemic | relating to totemism |
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