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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Name
Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪˈnʊk/
Pronunciation (ENPR): chĭno͝ok

Definition 1:
• A Native American language of the Penutian family of Oregon and Washington.

Definition 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.

Definition 3:
• A city, the county seat of Blaine County, Montana, United States.

Definition 4:
• The Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter.
Noun
Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪˈnʊk/
Pronunciation (ENPR): chĭno͝ok

Definition 1:
• A member of a Native American people whose traditional tribal grounds were along the lower and middle Columbia River.
Example: The Chinook sent a hunting party to the south.

Definition 2:
• Alternative letter-case form of chinook
Labels: alt-of
Noun
Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪˈnuːk/
Pronunciation (ENPR): chĭ-noo͝k′

Definition 1:
• The descending, warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains that generally blows from the southwest and can rapidly increase the temperature due to the much warmer air it brings.
Labels: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, Canada, US

Definition 2:
• The chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chinook