"Chinook" meaning in English

See Chinook in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /t͡ʃɪˈnʊk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Chinook.wav
Rhymes: -ʊk Etymology: From Lower Chehalis c̓inúk (the name of a Chinook village on the Columbia river). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cea|c̓inúk|pos=the name of a Chinook village on the Columbia river}} Lower Chehalis c̓inúk (the name of a Chinook village on the Columbia river) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chinook
  1. A Native American language of the Penutian family of Oregon and Washington.
    Sense id: en-Chinook-en-name-1M8sODje Categories (other): Native American tribes Disambiguation of Native American tribes: 46 8 3 1 41 1
  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.
    Sense id: en-Chinook-en-name--h2SvrzA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Languages Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 51 12 3 17 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 54 16 2 19 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 55 15 2 19 0 Disambiguation of Languages: 14 66 11 1 8 1
  3. A city, the county seat of Blaine County, Montana, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Montana, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Montana, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Chinook-en-name-SiTe5Qlh Categories (other): County seats of Montana, USA
  4. The Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter.
    Sense id: en-Chinook-en-name-GcyY4Ifd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Columbia Chinook, Lower Chinook, Upper Chinook

Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃɪˈnʊk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Chinook.wav Forms: Chinooks [plural], Chinook [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊk Etymology: From Lower Chehalis c̓inúk (the name of a Chinook village on the Columbia river). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cea|c̓inúk|pos=the name of a Chinook village on the Columbia river}} Lower Chehalis c̓inúk (the name of a Chinook village on the Columbia river) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|*}} Chinook (plural Chinooks or Chinook)
  1. A member of a Native American people whose traditional tribal grounds were along the lower and middle Columbia River.
    Sense id: en-Chinook-en-noun-Upyn4Jg6 Categories (other): Native American tribes Disambiguation of Native American tribes: 46 8 3 1 41 1
  2. Alternative letter-case form of chinook Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: chinook
    Sense id: en-Chinook-en-noun-fcW6VOX-

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