"Cowichan" meaning in All languages combined

See Cowichan on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more Cowichan [comparative], most Cowichan [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} Cowichan (comparative more Cowichan, superlative most Cowichan)
  1. Of or relating to this tribe.
    Sense id: en-Cowichan-en-adj-IlOkzYZh
  2. Of or relating to a form of distinctively-patterned heavy knitting developed by the tribe.
    Sense id: en-Cowichan-en-adj-ga0JSTIv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: North Cowichan

Noun [English]

Forms: Cowichans [plural], Cowichan [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Cowichan}} Cowichan (plural Cowichans or Cowichan)
  1. A member of a certain Native American tribe of British Columbia.
    Sense id: en-Cowichan-en-noun-FFuyan0v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 15 82

Inflected forms

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