Comox

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for comox

Historical Examples

I expect Ill have to make a trip across to Comox for them in a sea canoe.
The Protector
Harold Bindloss
It is thought to be more than likely that the Comox District may prove far more productive than the Nanaimo region.
On Canada's Frontier
Julian Ralph
The Nanaimo area is estimated at 200 square miles, and the product is no better than, if it equals, that of the Comox District.
On Canada's Frontier
Julian Ralph
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

Comox

Examples from the Web for comox

Historical Examples

I expect Ill have to make a trip across to Comox for them in a sea canoe.

It is thought to be more than likely that the Comox District may prove far more productive than the Nanaimo region.

The Nanaimo area is estimated at 200 square miles, and the product is no better than, if it equals, that of the Comox District.

The flock, or succession of flocks, were as numerous as those observed some weeks before off Comox Spit.

They took me back with them to their rancherieyou could find thatand sailed me across to Comox by and by.