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Chinook Jargon

Definition of Chinook Jargon

noun

[mass noun]
  • an extinct pidgin composed of elements from Chinook, Nootka, English, French, and other languages, formerly used in the Pacific North-West of North America.

Chinook Jargon in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Chinook Jargon in the US English dictionary