Chinook

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chinook \Chi*nook"\, n.
     1. (Ethnol.) One of a tribe of North American Indians now
        living in the state of Washington, noted for the custom of
        flattening their skulls. Chinooks also called {Flathead
        Indians}.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. A warm westerly wind from the country of the Chinooks,
        sometimes experienced on the slope of the Rocky Mountains,
        in Montana and the adjacent territory.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A jargon of words from various languages (the largest
        proportion of which is from that of the Chinooks)
        generally understood by all the Indian tribes of the
        northwestern territories of the United States.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chinook
       n 1: a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the
            Rockies [syn: {chinook wind}, {snow eater}]
       2: 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
       3: pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon [syn: {chinook
          salmon}, {king salmon}]
       4: a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook people [syn: {Chinookan}]
       5: large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after
          spawning [syn: {chinook salmon}, {king salmon}, {quinnat
          salmon}, {Onchorynchus tshawtscha}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Chinook, MT (city, FIPS 14575)
    Location: 48.59040 N, 109.23123 W
    Population (1990): 1512 (801 housing units)
    Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 59523

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Chinook, MT -- U.S. city in Montana
     Population (2000):    1386
     Housing Units (2000): 732
     Land area (2000):     0.514623 sq. miles (1.332868 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.514623 sq. miles (1.332868 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            14575
     Located within:       Montana (MT), FIPS 30
     Location:             48.589432 N, 109.232126 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     59523
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Chinook, MT
      Chinook
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Chinook, WA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Washington
     Population (2000):    457
     Housing Units (2000): 263
     Land area (2000):     1.022784 sq. miles (2.648997 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.022784 sq. miles (2.648997 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            12315
     Located within:       Washington (WA), FIPS 53
     Location:             46.272122 N, 123.946037 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Chinook, WA
      Chinook