Swain
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Swain may refer to:
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In people:
- Swain (surname)
In places:
- Swain County, North CarolinaSwain County, North CarolinaSwain County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 12,968. Its county seat is Bryson City.Swain County is home of the Nantahala River . The Nantahala is one of the most popular whitewater rafting rivers in the nation...
, USA - Swain's Island (Newfoundland and Labrador)Swain's Island (Newfoundland and Labrador)Swain's Island, Newfoundland, is actually a group of eight islands on the north side of Bonavista Bay, southeast of Wesleyville. All of these islands were once inhabited but eventually all of them were resettled, mostly to Wesleyville.-History:...
, Canada - Swains IslandSwains IslandSwains Island is an atoll in the Tokelau chain. Culturally a part of Tokelau, it is an unincorporated unorganized territory of the United States administered by American Samoa. Swains Island has also been known at various times as Olosenga Island, Olohega Island, Quiros Island, Gente Hermosa...
, an atoll in the Tokelau chain, the most northwesterly island administered by American Samoa - Swain, Agra, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India
In other uses:
- BoatswainBoatswainA boatswain , bo's'n, bos'n, or bosun is an unlicensed member of the deck department of a merchant ship. The boatswain supervises the other unlicensed members of the ship's deck department, and typically is not a watchstander, except on vessels with small crews...
, member of a merchant ship - CoxswainCoxswainThe coxswain is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives us a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from cox, a coxboat or other small vessel kept aboard a ship, and swain, which can be rendered as boy, in authority. ...
, a person in charge of a boat - Candle swain, known as the kertilsveinar at the Norwegian hird, for example, the royal court
- Swain (horse)Swain (horse)Swain is a European Thoroughbred racehorse bred in Ireland. From the mare Love Smitten, he was sired by Nashwan. His grandsire was Blushing Groom, a son of Nasrullah from Nearco. His damsire Key To The Mint, a son of Graustark, was the 1972 U.S...
, a European Thoroughbred racehorse - Swain School of DesignSwain School of DesignThe Swain School of Design was a non-profit educational institution that is currently part of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth College of Visual and Performing Arts.- History :...