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Definition of Chimakum
1. Noun. A member of the Salishan people living in northwestern Washington.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chimakum
Literary usage of Chimakum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico V. 1/4 by Frederick Webb Hodge (2003)
"Bancroft, Native Races, in, 564, 1882 (contains Chimakum). ... Chimakum.
A Chimakuan tribe, now probably extinct, formerly occupying the peninsula between ..."
2. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico V. 4/4 by Frederick Webb Hodge (2003)
"Chimakum=Chimakuan Family. Chi-mal'-a-kwe, ... Chin-a Ka-na Tze-shu-ma=Pueblo
Caja del Rio. Chin-a-kum=Chimakum. ..."
3. Indian Linguistic Families of America, North of Mexico by John Wesley Powell (1891)
"=Chimakum, Gibbs in Pac. RR Rep., I, 431. 1855 (family doubtful). ... The Chimakum
are said to have been formerly one of the largest and most powerful ..."