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chinky
chinless
Chino
chino
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chinoiserie
Chinook
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Chinook salmon
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chinook
chi·nook [ shi nk, chi nk ] (plural chi·nooks)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. wind blowing on NW U.S. coast: a moist warm wind that blows from the sea and affects weather along the coast of the northwestern United States
2. wind off Rocky Mountains: a dry warm wind that blows down the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains
[Mid-19th century. <Chinook]
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