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Coos

American  
[koos] / kus /

noun

  1. a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.


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The Coos Forest Protective Association has said helicopter bucket drops have reduced fire activity near the top, while sprinklers and containment lines have been set up around the base.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

In this research, Rivers examined snags near Coos Bay in a pair of study sites that total 7.5 square kilometers in area.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2024

Oregon’s first commercial cranberry farm was established in 1885 in Coos County by Charles McFarlin, who migrated from Massachusetts and brought cranberry cuttings with him.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2023

Coos County — all 1,800 square miles of it — is the northernmost county in New Hampshire.

From Washington Times • Oct. 8, 2023

It is found mostly about Coos Bay, along the Coquille River, and on the northern slopes of the Siskiyou Mountains, and extends down the coast into California.

From Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon by Muir, John