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Chinook Jargon

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1. Chinook Jargon - Noun

2. Chinook Jargon - Proper noun

Meaning

a pidgin incorporating Chinook and French and English words; formerly used as a lingua franca in northwestern North America

Source: WordNet

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Many Cree words also became the basis for words in the Chinook Jargon trade language used until some point after contact with Europeans. Source: Internet

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