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medicine wheel

medicine wheel noun: a symbol of indigenous North American culture and religion.

Noun

medicine wheel (plural medicine wheels)

  1. A symbol of indigenous North American culture and religion.
  2. A stone monument related to this symbol, constructed by laying stones in a particular pattern on the ground oriented to the four directions.

Synonyms of medicine wheel

  • sacred hoop

Forms of medicine wheel

pluralmedicine wheels

Questions about medicine wheel

What does medicine wheel mean?
Medicine wheel means a symbol of indigenous North American culture and religion.
What part of speech is medicine wheel?
Medicine wheel is a noun.
What is the plural of medicine wheel?
The plural of medicine wheel is medicine wheels.

Words near medicine wheel in the dictionary

  1. medicine shield
  2. medicine shields
  3. medicine show
  4. medicine shows
  5. medicine up
  6. medicine wheel
  7. medicine wheels
  8. medicine woman
  9. medicine women
  10. medicined
  11. medicinelike

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