'Chinook' definitions:
Definition of 'chinook'
(from WordNet)
noun
A warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies [syn: chinook, chinook wind, snow eater]
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
noun
Pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon [syn: chinook salmon, chinook, king salmon]
noun
A Penutian language spoken by the Chinook [syn: Chinookan, Chinook]
noun
Large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning [syn: chinook, chinook salmon, king salmon, quinnat salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha]
Definition of 'Chinook'
From: 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]
Chinook, MT -- U.S. city in Montana
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.
Chinook, WA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Washington
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.