joss house
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/The_Weaverville_Joss_House%2C_or_temple%2C_now_a_California_State_Historic_Park%2C_in_Weaverville%2C_a_popular_tourist_destination_in_the_Whiskeytown-Shasta_National_Recreation_Area%2C_northwest_of_Redding%2C_LCCN2013630881.tif/lossy-page1-220px-thumbnail.tif.jpg)
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]joss house (plural joss houses)
Usage notes
[edit]- Originally in widespread use throughout the East, now generally in reference to temples built by Chinese expatriates in the West during the late 19th and early 20th century.