"Cowichan" meaning in English

See Cowichan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 50 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 64 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 72 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: North Cowichan

Noun

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

Inflected forms

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    },
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        "A member of a certain Native American tribe of British Columbia."
      ],
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          "Native American"
        ],
        [
          "tribe",
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        ],
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          "British Columbia",
          "British Columbia"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Cowichan"
  ],
  "word": "Cowichan"
}

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    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "more Cowichan",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most Cowichan",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
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      ],
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    },
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          ],
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 72 17",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Cowichan knitting"
        },
        {
          "text": "a Cowichan sweater"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of or relating to a form of distinctively-patterned heavy knitting developed by the tribe."
      ],
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          "pattern",
          "pattern"
        ],
        [
          "heavy",
          "heavy"
        ],
        [
          "knit",
          "knit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    "English indeclinable nouns",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English nouns with irregular plurals",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    },
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        "A member of a certain Native American tribe of British Columbia."
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          "British Columbia",
          "British Columbia"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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}

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    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English nouns with irregular plurals",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "North Cowichan"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "more Cowichan",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most Cowichan",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        },
        {
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "heavy",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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