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Chinookan

[ shi-nook-uhn, -noo-kuhn, chi- ]
/ ʃɪˈnʊk ən, -ˈnu kən, tʃɪ- /

noun

a language family comprising only Lower Chinook and Upper Chinook.

adjective

of or relating to the Chinooks or to Chinookan.

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Origin of Chinookan

First recorded in 1885–90; Chinook + -an

Words nearby Chinookan

chin music, chino, chinoiserie, chinone, Chinook, Chinookan, Chinook Jargon, chinook salmon, chinos, chinquapin, chin rest
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