chinook

chinook
    n 1: a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the
         Rockies [syn: {chinook}, {chinook wind}, {snow eater}]
    2: 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
    3: pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon [syn: {chinook
       salmon}, {chinook}, {king salmon}]
    4: a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook [syn: {Chinookan},
       {Chinook}]
    5: large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after
       spawning [syn: {chinook}, {chinook salmon}, {king salmon},
       {quinnat salmon}, {Oncorhynchus tshawytscha}]
    

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 (city, FIPS 14575)
  Location: 48.59040 N, 109.23123 W
  Population (1990): 1512 (801 housing units)
  Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 59523
    

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.
   Headwords:
    Chinook, MT
    Chinook
    

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
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Chinook, WA
    Chinook