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Chinook jargon
noun, often capitalized J
Definition of CHINOOK JARGON
: a pidgin language based on Chinook and other Indian languages, French, and English and formerly used as a lingua franca in the northwestern United States and on the Pacific coast of Canada and Alaska
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First Known Use of CHINOOK JARGON
1840
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