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Noun: Vancouver  van'koo-vu(r)
  1. A port city in southwestern British Columbia on an arm of the Pacific Ocean opposite Vancouver Island; Canada's chief Pacific port and third largest city
     
  2. English navigator remembered for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798)
    - George Vancouver
     
  3. A town in southwestern Washington on the Columbia River across from Portland, Oregon

Type of: city, metropolis, navigator, port, town, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: BC, British Columbia, Evergreen State, WA, Wash., Washington

Encyclopedia: Vancouver, WA