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Chinook
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a large Pacific salmon valued as food, whose adults die after spawning
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Fishermen caught several Chinook in the river this morning.
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the edible pink or white meat of the Chinook salmon
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The chef prepared the Chinook in a baked fillet.
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a Penutian language historically spoken by the Chinook people of the Pacific Northwest
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Linguists documented chinook to preserve its vocabulary and grammar.
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a Native American group of the Pacific Northwest, organized into settlements rather than tribes
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The Chinook were skilled traders along the Columbia River.
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chinook, vânt chinook
a warm, dry wind that descends the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, causing a rapid and significant increase in temperature
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The temperature soared unexpectedly as a chinook wind swept through the region, melting the snow rapidly.
Temperatura a crescut neașteptat în timp ce un vânt chinook a bătut prin regiune, topind zăpada rapid.
