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With studio work, I'm always the bottom man on the totem pole.
David Lindsay-Abaire

Meaning of "totem pole" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOTEM POLE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOTEM POLE

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Totem pole is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TOTEM POLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

totem pole

Totem pole

Totem poles are monumental sculptures carved from large trees, mostly Western Red Cedar, by cultures of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. The word totem is derived from the Algonquian word odoodem, "his kinship group".

Definition of totem pole in the English dictionary

The definition of totem pole in the dictionary is a pole carved or painted with totemic figures set up by certain North American Indians, esp those of the NW Pacific coast, within a village as a tribal symbol or, sometimes, in memory of a dead person.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOTEM POLE

totalled
totalling
totally
totaquine
totara
tote
tote bag
tote board
toteable
totem
totemic
totemically
totemism
totemist
totemistic
totemite
toter
totes
tother
totient

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOTEM POLE

barber´s pole
celestial pole
clothes pole
curtain pole
from pole to pole
greasy pole
hop pole
icy pole
magnetic pole
negative pole
north celestial pole
pole
range pole
ski pole
telegraph pole
telephone pole
tent pole
trolley pole
unit magnetic pole
up the pole
whisker pole

Synonyms and antonyms of totem pole in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «totem pole» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOTEM POLE

Find out the translation of totem pole to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of totem pole from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «totem pole» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

图腾柱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tótem
570 millions of speakers

English

totem pole
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कुलदेवता पोल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطوطم القطب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тотем
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

totem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টোটেম মেরু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

totem
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tiang totem
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Totempfahl
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トーテムポール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

토템 기둥
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Totem pole
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

totem cực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொடை துருவம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टोटेम खांब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

totem direği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

totem
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

totem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тотем
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

totem
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τοτέμ πόλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

totem paal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

totempåle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

totem pole
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of totem pole

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOTEM POLE»

The term «totem pole» is regularly used and occupies the 69.681 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOTEM POLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about totem pole

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10 QUOTES WITH «TOTEM POLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word totem pole.
1
Andrew Bogut
You can't really get into regular football after you watch Australian rules football because it's just two different ends of the totem pole.
2
Louise Bourgeois
Look at it this way - a totem pole is just a decorated tree. My work is a confessional.
3
Maurice Greene
In America, we have three major sports - baseball, football and basketball. They get the most coverage. Then there's things like golf which mop up most of what is left. But track and field? We are way at the bottom of the totem pole.
4
David Lindsay-Abaire
With studio work, I'm always the bottom man on the totem pole.
5
Rachel Nichols
I will openly admit that I've never really followed hockey. Given my New England upbringing, I have always adhered to the Celtics, Patriots, Red Sox, Bruins mantra of professional sports fandom, but hockey was definitely the lowest sport on the totem pole - even when the Bruins won the Stanley Cup.
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Andy Roddick
In the States, tennis is sixth or seventh on the totem pole as far as sports go.
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Gina Rodriguez
I've learned a lot about what kind of actor I want or do not want to be while being on set. I sit back and observe how other actors treat the totem pole of set politics.
8
Bill Viola
Video artists being at the low end of the totem pole economically, one of the ways we survive is to go around showing work and giving these talks.
9
Denzel Washington
I think the bottom of the totem pole is African-American women, or women of colour. I think they get the least opportunities in Hollywood.
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Barry Zito
Some people pray to a totem pole, some people pray to a sun, some people pray to a god. It all works for them. It all comes back to what you think.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOTEM POLE»

Discover the use of totem pole in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to totem pole and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Totem Pole
A Tsimshian Indian boy proudly describes how his father carved a totem pole for the Klallam tribe and the subsequent ceremonial celebration.
Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith, 1994
2
The Totem Pole: An Intercultural History
This book describes and pictures its place since Europeans first arrived on the scene, its spread from the Northwest Coast to World's Fairs and global theme parks, and the part these carvings have played in Native struggles for control of ...
Aldona Jonaitis, Aaron Glass, 2010
3
The Totem Pole: And a Whole New Adventure
A self-described "climber who writes" gives an unsentimental, firsthand account of his recovery from a nearly fatal fall from a slender sea stack in Tasmania called the "Totem Pole." 16-page insert.
Paul Pritchard, 2000
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The story of the totem pole
Illustrated account of the totem pole: its beginnings and uses as a means of relating Indian history, myths, and the personality of its makers
Ruth Brindze, 1951
5
Carve Your Own Totem Pole
A well-illustrated guidebook that includes the history of totem-pole carving and its West Coast native tradition, and instructions and ideas on how to design and carve a totem-pole as either a traditional design or in a personal folk-art ...
Wayne Hill, James McKee, Jimi Mckee, 2007
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Totem Poles: An Illustrated Guide
"Totem pole" is the name given by Europeans to the carved wooden pillars made by Indian peoples of the Northwest Coast. While the concepts "totem" and " totemism" have been applied to widely varying beliefs and practices among many ...
Marjorie M. Halpin, 2011
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Totem Poles of the Pacific Northwest Coast
From the Tlingit settlements of Alaska to the Kwakiutl villages of Vancouver Island, this book presents hundreds of poles in vivid line drawing and in historical black-and-white and contemporary color photographs; it also explores the ...
Edward Malin, 1994
8
Totem Pole Carving: Bringing a Log to Life
Once nearly lost, this art form is alive and thriving today. In this unique book, Vickie Jensen collaborates with renowned Nisga'a artist Norman Tait and his crew of young carvers to document the actual process of bringing a log to life.
Vickie Jensen, 1999
9
From top to bottom: carving a totem pole
A father and son work together to carve and paint a totem pole.
Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith, 199
10
A Totem Pole History: The Work of Lummi Carver Joe Hillaire
45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 Joe Hillaire in the Kobe totem pole 155 Kobe totem pole interpretative plaque dedication day parade 156 Kobe pole detail: one oftwo sisters 160 Landin the Sky ...
Pauline Hillaire, Gregory P. Fields, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOTEM POLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term totem pole is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Grease' review: Great tunes go together with teen hijinks at Totem
The cast of "Grease" poses on stage at Totem Pole Playhouse, which is offering its first-ever production of the popular musical through Aug. 16. (Totem Pole ... «PennLive.com, Aug 15»
2
'Lincoln' sets history straight at Totem Pole Playhouse
An actor who has performed "The Memoirs of Abraham Lincoln" for the past 25 years will bring that one-man play to Totem Pole Playhouse July 10 through July ... «FlipSidePA, Jul 15»
3
Totem poles add welcoming spirit to Saanich Peninsula Hospital
Elder Fred Charlie, left, from Tseycum, blesses the new totem poles at Saanich Peninsula Hospital on Monday. The welcome poles marking First Nations ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
4
Totem Heritage's newest pole
ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY JULY 5 - In this Tuesday, June 23, 2015 photo, Alaska State Museum graduate intern Leah Bright cleans lichen off a 1981 totem pole ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
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'CSI' star takes on Totem Pole Playhouse's latest play
“CSI: Crime Scene Investigations” star Eric Szmanda, left, is among the stars in Totem Pole Playhouse's season-opening production of “The Nerd.” Other cast ... «The Sentinel, May 15»
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High school musicals honored at Totem Pole Awards
Bermudian Springs High School student Alexa Frey puts makeup on castmate Kaitlyn Livelsberger on May 17 at the Majestic Theater in Gettysburg. «FlipSidePA, May 15»
7
Tale-telling native bronze a departure from Stanley Park's traditional …
The newest addition of native art to Stanley Park is tall, tells a story through symbols and pays homage to the carver's ancestors, but it's not a totem pole. «The Province, Apr 15»
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Nooksack tribe gifts totem pole to school district
19, the Nooksack Indian Tribe and the middle school unveiled a totem pole symbolizing a shared commitment to education, and as the tarp was pulled off, ... «Bellingham Herald, Nov 14»
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Jamestown S'Klallam to donate totem pole for Sequim's new civic …
Dale Faulstich, totem designer for the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe, stands Friday with a Western red cedar log from the Hoh River valley that will be carved ... «Peninsula Daily, Sep 14»
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CHS Pics | Lummi totem pole journey to oppose coal trains makes …
IMG_9149 The Lummi Nation brought specially carved totem poles to Capitol Hill's St. Mark's Friday for a morning of blessing and prayer on a journey “all along ... «CHS Capitol Hill Seattle, Aug 14»

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