TOTEM POLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does totem pole mean? 

• TOTEM POLE (noun)
  The noun TOTEM POLE has 1 sense:

1. a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast

  Familiarity information: TOTEM POLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TOTEM POLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("totem pole" is a kind of...):

column; pillar (a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument))

emblem (special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.)