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| Chi·nook [ shi nk, chi nk ] (plural Chi·nook or Chi·nooks) |
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1. member of Native American people: a member of a Native North American people who once lived in northwestern Oregon, and who now live in western Washington
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2. language of Chinook people: the extinct Penutian language of the Chinook people
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| [Early 19th century. < Salish tsinúk] |
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 Chi·nook adjective |
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