Chinookan

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adjective

Of or relating to a small language family spoken in Oregon and Washington along the Columbia River by Chinook peoples.

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ChinookChinookan languageChinook language
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Meanings

adjectiveChinookan (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to a small language family spoken in Oregon and Washington along the Columbia River by Chinook peoples.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna Penutian language spoken by the Chinook

Similar
ChinookChinookan languageChinook language
Broader
Penutian
Also see
chinook

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Chinook + -an.

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Cite this entry
APA

Chinookan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinookan

MLA

“Chinookan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinookan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chinookan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinookan.

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