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chinook

1.	(noun) large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
	Synonyms: Onchorynchus tshawtscha, chinook salmon, king salmon, quinnat salmon
	Related Words: salmon

2.	(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
	Related Words: Penutian

3.	(noun) a warm dry wind blowing down the E slopes of the Rockies
	Synonyms: chinook wind, snow eater
	Related Words: wind

4.	(noun) a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook people
	Synonyms: Chinookan
	Related Words: Penutian

5.	(noun) pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon
	Synonyms: chinook salmon, king salmon
	Related Words: salmon