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Definition of "Chinook"

Chinook

/t͡ʃɪˈnʊk/
  • proper noun

    1. A Native American language of the Penutian family of Oregon and Washington.  

    2. 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.    

      Quotations

      • The Missionary's address rolled on in choppy Chinook, undertoned by a gentle voice from the back of the room which told Tanook in pure Indian words what he was to do.

        1941, Emily Carr, chapter 1, in Klee Wyck‎

    3. A city, the county seat of Blaine County, Montana, United States.  

  • noun

    plural Chinooks or Chinook

    1. A member of a Native American people whose traditional tribal grounds were along the lower and middle Columbia River.  

    2. Alternative letter-case form of chinook  

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