• (n.) The hut used by the nomadic Indian tribes of the arid regions of the west and southwest United States, typically elliptical in form, with a rough frame covered with reed mats or grass or brushwood. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/wikiup/
Wik'i·up` noun [ Of North American Indian origin; confer Dakota wakeya , wokeya .] The hut used by the nomadic Indian tribes of the arid regions of the west and southwest United States, typically elliptical in form, with a rough frame covered with reed mats or grass or brushwood. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/38