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English noun: chinook | |||
| 1. | chinook (phenomenon) a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies | ||
| Synonyms | chinook wind, snow eater | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | air current, current of air, wind | ||
| 2. | Chinook (person) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Penutian | ||
| 3. | chinook (food) pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon | ||
| Synonyms | chinook salmon, king salmon | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | salmon | ||
| Part meronym | chinook, chinook salmon, king salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, quinnat salmon | ||
| 4. | Chinook (communication) a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook | ||
| Synonyms | Chinookan | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Penutian | ||
| 5. | chinook (animal) large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning | ||
| Synonyms | chinook salmon, king salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, quinnat salmon | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | salmon | ||
| Part holonym | chinook, chinook salmon, king salmon | ||
| Member meronym | genus Oncorhynchus, Oncorhynchus | ||
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