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Definition of Chinook

1. Noun. A warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies.

2. Noun. A member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river; they were organized into settlements rather than tribes.

3. Noun. Pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon.

4. Noun. A Penutian language spoken by the Chinook.

5. Noun. Large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning.

Definition of Chinook

1. n. One of a tribe of North American Indians now living in the state of Washington, noted for the custom of flattening their skulls. Chinooks also called Flathead Indians.

Definition of Chinook

1. a warm wind [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chinook

chinkiest chinking chinks chinky chinless chinned chinning chinning bar chino Chino-Japanese War

chinoiserie chinoiseries chinoleine chinone chinones chinook (current term) Chinookan chinooks Chinook Jargon chinook salmon

chinook wind chinos chino cloth chinquapin chinquapins chinquapin oak chins chinstrap chinstraps chints

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