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Chi·nook
 Chinook
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- pronunciation:
- shih
nUk
[or]
shih
nuk
[or]
chih
nUk
[or]
chih
nuk
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
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Chinook, Chinooks |
| definition 1: |
a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Columbia River region.
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| definition 2: |
either of the two languages of this tribe.
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| definition 3: |
(sometimes l.c.) a warm dry wind blowing eastward from the Rocky Mountains.
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