Difference between revisions of "Chinook"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_99844" /> == | |||
<p> '''(1):''' (n.) 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. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (n.) 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. </p> <p> '''(3):''' (n.) 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. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_70986" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_70986" /> == | ||
<p> A tribe of Indians in [[Washington]] Territory, noted for flattening their skulls. </p> | <p> A tribe of Indians in [[Washington]] Territory, noted for flattening their skulls. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_99844"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/chinook Chinook from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_70986"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/chinook Chinook from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_70986"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/chinook Chinook from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:08, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (n.) 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.
(2): (n.) 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.
(3): (n.) 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.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A tribe of Indians in Washington Territory, noted for flattening their skulls.
