The Clue
Columbia River Indians (8 letter answer)
The Answer
CHINOOKS
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Notes
The answer CHINOOKS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
CHINOOK as a noun:
1. (chinook, chinook wind, snow eater) = a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
2. a member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river; they were organized into settlements rather than tribes
3. (chinook salmon, chinook, king salmon) = pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon
4. (Chinookan, Chinook) = a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook
5. (chinook, chinook salmon, king salmon, quinnat salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) = large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning