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Cowes

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Cowes , town (1991 pop. 16,134), Isle of Wight, S England. A resort town with lovely promenades, it is also the main port of the island and the center for yachting in the British Isles. Cowes became the headquarters of the Royal Yacht Club in 1838, and fashionable regattas are held annually. Industries include shipbuilding and aircraft works. Queen Victoria died in Osborne House in East Cowes.

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Cowes

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Cowes, East Cowes I. of Wight, settlements on either side of the River Medina estuary named from two former sandbanks referred to as Estcowe and Westcowe in 1413, so called like other coastal features from their fancied resemblance to animals. OE cū ‘a cow’.

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Cowes

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Cowes a town on the Isle of Wight, southern England, which is internationally famous as a yachting centre.

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Cowes

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Cowes •arouse, blouse, browse, carouse, Cowes, dowse, drowse, espouse, house, Howes, rouse

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	IT'S MAD COWES WEEK; (OR WHY SAILING IS THE NEW SEX...). Newspaper article from: Daily Mail (London); 8/6/1999
	COMPETITION: SET SAIL FOR COWES LUXURY.(News) Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 7/8/2000
	New breed of sailor brings cash to Cowes. Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 8/10/2001