HyperDic: chinook_jargon

English > 1 sense of the expression Chinook Jargon:
NOUNcommunicationChinook Jargon, Oregon Jargona pidgin incorporating Chinook and French and English words
English > Chinook Jargon: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA pidgin incorporating Chinook and French and English words; formerly used as a lingua franca in northwestern North America.
SynonymOregon Jargon
BroaderpidginAn artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages

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