ChinookPronunciation: /tʃɪˈnuːk, -ˈnʊk, ʃɪ-/Definition of Chinook noun (plural same or Chinooks) 1a member of an American Indian people originally inhabiting the region around the Columbia River in Oregon. 2 [mass noun] the extinct Penutian language of the Chinook. adjective relating to the Chinook or their language. Origin:from Salish tsinúkChinook in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Chinook in the US English dictionary
