|  Chinook 
 
 1. 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
 • Hypernyms:
 Penutian
 2. a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook
 • Syn:
 Chinookan
 • Hypernyms:
 Penutian
 
 
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