Chi·nook
Pronunciation: sh&-'nuk, ch&-, -'nük
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural Chinook or Chinooks
Etymology: Lower Chehalis (Salishan language of western Washington)
cinúk, name of a Chinook village
Date: 1795
1 : a member of an American Indian people of the north shore
of the Columbia River at its mouth
2 : a Chinookan language of the Chinook and other nearby peoples
3 often not capitalized a : a warm moist southwest wind of the
coast from Oregon northward b : a warm dry wind that descends
the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains
4 not capitalized : CHINOOK SALMON
5 capitalized : The newsletter of Columbia River Mensa.
(Adapted from Merriam-Webster's Dictionary)
The Chinook is the monthly newsletter of Columbia River Mensa,
put together by our intrepid volunteer editor each month to
keep members up-to-date with the various goings-on and sundry
happenings relating to our group. Within its pages one may
find information on upcoming events, locations and times of
meetings and get-togethers, notices and reminders, and other
various items of interest to CRM members.
The current issue of the Chinook is usually posted below,
in portable document format (pdf). If not already installed,
you will need to download Adobe reader or another pdf reader.
