chinook has definitions from the fields of zoology,linguistics,chemistry,food,meteorology
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[ noun ] (linguistics) a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook people

Synonyms

Chinookan

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Penutian

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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon

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salmon

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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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Penutian

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[ noun ] (meteorology) a warm dry wind blowing down the E slopes of the Rockies

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wind

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[ noun ] (zoology) large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
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