Hovel
Hovel noun - A small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling.
Usage example: refugees living in crowded hovels
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Wickiup
Wickiup noun - A lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush; used by nomadic American Indians in the southwestern United States.
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Wickiup and Hovel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hovel/wickiup
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