Definition of "Chinook"

Chinook

/t͡ʃɪˈnʊk/

proper noun
1. A Native American language of the Penutian family of Oregon and Washington.
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.
  Quotations
  The Missionary's address rolled on in choppy Chinook, undertoned by a gentle voice from the back of the room which told Tanook in pure Indian words what he was to do.
  1941, Emily Carr, chapter 1, in Klee Wyck‎
3. A city, the county seat of Blaine County, Montana, United States.
noun
plural Chinooks or Chinook
1. A member of a Native American people whose traditional tribal grounds were along the lower and middle Columbia River.
2. Alternative letter-case form of chinook