noun, plural: Chinook or Chinooks, pronounciation: shə-'nuk, chə-, -'nük
Lower Chehalis (Salishan language of western Washington)
cinúk, name of a Chinook village, 1795
1: a member of a Native American 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 (Adapted from Merriam-Webster's Dictionary)
5 (capitalized): 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.
All current issues of the Chinook are posted below and you can find current and past issues here on the US Mensa Site available for download in portable document format (pdf). You can also view newsletters from other regions in which you may be interested on the website. You do need to create a logon and password to access the site.
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