Chi|nook|an

Chi|nook|an
Chi|nook|an «chuh NOO kuhn, -NUK uhn», adjective, noun.
–adj.
denoting or having to do with an American Indian linguistic family of the northwestern United States.
–n.
an Indian speaking a language of this family; Chinook.

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  • Chinook — Chi|nook 〈[tʃınu:k] m. 6〉 1. 〈Meteor.〉 1.1 warmer, trockener Wind auf der Ostseite der Rocky Mountains 1.2 warmer, feuchter Südwestwind an der Küste im Nordwesten der USA 2. 〈Völkerk.〉 ausgestorbenes nordamerikan. Indianervolk 3. 〈Sprachw.〉 fast… …   Universal-Lexikon

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