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noun pl. Chinooks or Chinook
- a member of a North American Indian people of the Columbia River valley and adjacent regions
- either of two languages spoken by this people, Lower Chinook, now extinct, and Upper Chinook, still spoken in Oregon and Washington
- Chinook jargon
- the warm, dry wind blowing intermittently down the east side of the Rockies during the winter and early spring, which causes the rapid thawing of snow in full chinook wind
- A species of a dog
- A wonderful ferret named Chinook. Chinook was a sable ferret that was lost on a winter night in Phoenix, Arizona. Chinook was taken in by a wonderful family that loved him very much. He passed away of cancer February 22, 2012. Chinook a distant cousin of a the black footed ferret was a domestic house pet. Some of you reading this may not help you in your research of "Chinook" but this ferret was more then a pet. So for this defination, Chinook is used as a pronoun preference and may have no useful purpose to your research but you know about a small critter, named Chinook the Ferret and he was an awesome pet.
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How did Chinook live?
where do chinook live
What has the author C M Tate written?
C. M. Tate has written: 'Chinook jargon, as spoken by the Indians of the Pacific Coast' -- subject(s): Chinook, Chinook Hymns, Chinook jargon, Chinook jargon Hymns, Dictionaries, English, English language, Hymns, Chinook, Hymns, Chinook jargon, Translations from English
What are Chinook salmon eggs?
Chinook salmon eggs are basically just eggs laid by the Chinook salmon.
Can a Chinook drop bombs?
The Chinook fish cannot. The Chinook helicopter, if properly equipped can drop a "bomb."
What movie and television projects has Chinook been in?
Chinook has: Played Chinook in "Call of the Klondike" in 1950. Played Chinook in "Snow Dog" in 1950. Played Chinook in "Yukon Manhunt" in 1951. Played Chinook in "Yukon Gold" in 1952. Played Chinook in "Fangs of the Arctic" in 1953. Played White Shadow in "Corky and White Shadow" in 1956.
What languages are spoken by Chinook Indians?
Today, Chinook people speak English. There are also less than 600 people who speak Chinook Jargon, which is a revived pidgin trade language.Historically, They spoke a set of languages called The Chinook Languages, which are all extinct.
What is chinook wind?
Chinook wind is a strong downslope wind
What are some of the Chinook's spiritual beliefs?
what are the chinook speratrel belive
When did Chinook - newspaper - end?
Chinook - newspaper - ended in 1972.
When was Chinook - newspaper - created?
Chinook - newspaper - was created in 1969.
Does a Chinook have wings?
Chinook can refer to three things: chinook salmon, CH-47 Chinook helicopter, or wind. Chinook salmon are fish; they have fins, not wings. The chinook that is wind is a warm, moist wind that blows inland in the Pacific Northwest. The CH-47 has two overhead rotors, no wings. So, no to all three.
When did the Chinook lived?
The Chinook Indians have always resided in the lower Columbia River region and always will. The Chinook Tribe is alive and well.
