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Siwash is a Chinook Jargon word for native peoples, derived from the French sauvage ("wild"). The term may also refer to:

  • Siwash College, a fictional school in the stories of George H. Fitch
  • Siwash Creek (British Columbia), Canada
  • Siwash sweater, another name for a Cowichan sweater, which is made with Cowichan knitting
  • Siwash Rock, a rock outcropping in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • USS Siwash (SP-12), a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919
  • Naswhito Creek, British Columbia, Canada, also called Siwash

See also

  • All articles with titles beginning with "Siwash"
  • All articles with titles containing "Siwash"
  • Sivash, a system of lagoons on the west coast of the Sea of Azov
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