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chinook wind

From: research@loe.org
Date: 1/16/2002
Time: 9:52:09 AM
Remote Name: 66.95.110.108

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This website says the word "chinook" means "snow-eater" in Native-american; it refers to a warm wind. I'm wondering, did the Chinooks call themselves "snow-eater"? Or was it a different group of people that used the word "chinook" for the wind?

Thank you

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