A wigwam is the same as a tepee. a structure with a round or pointed roof used as a home by some Native American tribes in the past (and wikwam). American Indian dwelling, characteristic of the Algonquian-speaking nomadic tribes of what is now the northeastern U.S. It is constructed of saplings driven into the ground in a circle and tied together at the top, then covered with mats of woven rushes or sewn bark. See also igloo; longhouse; tepee
a native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides
{i} American Indian tent made with a wooden framework and bark or leather coverings; temporary structure for political convention (Slang)
An Indian cabin or hut, usually of a conical form, and made of a framework of poles covered with hides, bark, or mats; called also tepee