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Chinook
Meaning
Noun
●
In American English, Canadian English, Salmonids & Wind:
The
descending
,
warm
,
dry
wind
on the
eastern
side
of the Rocky Mountains that
generally
blows
from the
southwest
and can
rapidly
increase the
temperature
due to the much
warmer
air
it brings.
●
The
chinook salmon
(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).
●
In Languages:
A
member
of a Native American people whose
traditional
tribal
grounds
were along the lower and
middle
Columbia River.
●
Alternative letter-case form of chinook
Name
●
A Native American language of the Penutian family of Oregon and Washington.
●
Chinook Jargon, a
pidgin
trade
language of the Pacific Northwest
composed
primarily
of
words
from Chinook
proper
, English, and French, with some
borrowings
from other languages.
●
A
city
, the
county seat
of Blaine County, Montana, United States.
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