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chinook - Dictionary definition and meaning for word chinook
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(noun) a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
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(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
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(noun) pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon
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(noun) a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook
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(noun) large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
(noun) a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
Synonyms :
chinook wind
,
snow eater
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(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
Definition
(noun) pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon
Synonyms :
chinook salmon
,
king salmon
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(noun) a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook
Synonyms :
chinookan
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(noun) large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning