1. A tall tent built by eastern North American Indigenous people made of poles formed like a dome and covered by hides of large animals, mats made of woven rush, or sheets of tree bark: In comparison to a teepee with its pointed top, a wigwam had a rounded or curved roof.

Each tribe had its own special designs for constructing their wigwams.

2. Etymology: from Algonquian (Eastern Abenaki) meaning "a dwelling" or "their abode"; literally, "their house".