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Chinookan

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

Adjective

Chinookan (not comparable)

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

Origin of Chinookan

From Chinook + -an.

Questions about Chinookan

What does Chinookan mean?
Chinookan means of or relating to a small language family spoken in Oregon and Washington along the Columbia River by Chinook peoples.
What part of speech is Chinookan?
Chinookan is an adjective.

Words near Chinookan in the dictionary

  1. chinook
  2. Chinook Jargon
  3. chinook salmon
  4. chinook salmons
  5. Chinook State
  6. Chinookan
  7. Chinookanist
  8. Chinookanists
  9. chinooks
  10. chinos
  11. Chinovela

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