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1.nounA ceremony amongst certain indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest in which gifts are bestowed upon guests and personal property is destroyed in a show of generosity and wealth.
2.noun(chiefly Alaska) A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.
3.verbTo give; especially, to give as a gift during a potlatch ceremony.
4.verbTo carry out or take part in a potlatch ceremony.