ceremony vs potlatch

potlatch vs ceremony

ceremony and potlatch both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ceremony	Yes	No	No	No
potlatch	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, potlatch is a hyponym of ceremony; that is, potlatch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ceremony:

ceremony: a formal event performed on a special occasion
potlatch: a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)

Other hyponyms of ceremony include circumstance, funeral, obsequy, hymeneals, nuptials, wedding, wedding ceremony, pageant, pageantry, dedication, opening, commemoration, memorialisation, memorialization, military ceremony, induction, initiation, installation, exercise, fire walking, formalities, formality, Maundy, adiaphoron.

ceremony (noun)	potlatch (noun)
the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion	a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way
a formal event performed on a special occasion

Difference between ceremony and potlatch

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