Chinooks Meaning

There are 5 meaning(s) for word Chinooks

Meaning 1 : a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook

    Synonyms : chinookan
Meaning 2 : pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon

    Synonyms : chinook salmon,  king salmon
Meaning 3 : a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies

    Synonyms : chinook wind,  snow eater
Meaning 4 : large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning

    Synonyms : chinook salmon,  king salmon,  oncorhynchus tshawytscha,  quinnat salmon
Meaning 5 : 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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