Comox

/ (ˈkəʊmɒks) /

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noun

a member of a Salishan Native Canadian people living on Vancouver Island

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Words nearby Comox

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How to use Comox in a sentence

The flock, or succession of flocks, were as numerous as those observed some weeks before off Comox Spit.
Jack the Young Canoeman|George Bird Grinnell
They took me back with them to their rancherieyou could find thatand sailed me across to Comox by and by.
The Protector|Harold Bindloss
Vane, who was stripped to shirt and trousers, had arrived from Comox across the Strait at dawn that morning in the sea canoe.
The Protector|Harold Bindloss
In the first place, as soon as I feel a little easier, youll have to sail across to Comox and hire some men to pack me out.
The Protector|Harold Bindloss

I expect Ill have to make a trip across to Comox for them in a sea canoe.
The Protector|Harold Bindloss