Dictionary

Chinook en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ʃ-/
• /t͡ʃɪˈnʊk/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /-ˈnuk/
• chĭno͝ok

Etymology

From Lower Chehalis c̓inúk (the name of a Chinook village on the Columbia river).

Meanings

1. A member of a Native American people whose traditional tribal grounds were along the lower and middle Columbia River.
   • The Chinook sent a hunting party to the south.
2. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of chinook
   alt of chinook

Forms

wikipedia: Columbia river · wikipedia: +, Montana

Chinook en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ʃ-/
• /t͡ʃɪˈnʊk/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /-ˈnuk/
• chĭno͝ok

Etymology

From Lower Chehalis c̓inúk (the name of a Chinook village on the Columbia river).

Meanings

1. A Native American language of the Penutian family of Oregon and Washington.
2. Chinook Jargon, a pidgin trade language of the Pacific Northwest composed primarily of words from Chinook proper, English, and French, with some borrowings from other languages.
   • The Missionary's address rolled on in choppy Chinook, undertoned by a gentle voice from the back of the room which told Tanook in pure Indian words what he was to do. 1941, Emily Carr, chapter 1, in Klee Wyck:
3. A city, the county seat of Blaine County, Montana, United States.
4. The Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter.

Deriveds

Lower Chinook · Upper Chinook · Columbia Chinook

wikipedia: Columbia river · wikipedia: +, Montana