Explanation and meaning of chinook.

chinook

/ʃɪ'nʊk/

noun
a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook
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chinookan

type of:
penutian
noun
pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon
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chinook salmon king salmon

type of:
salmon

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chinook salmon king salmon oncorhynchus tshawytscha quinnat salmon
noun
a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
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chinook wind snow eater

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air current current of air wind
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large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
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chinook salmon king salmon oncorhynchus tshawytscha quinnat salmon

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salmon
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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
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type of:
penutian

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