Vancouver

Van·cou·ver  (vn-kvr)

1. A city of southwest British Columbia, Canada, on the Strait of Georgia opposite Vancouver Island. The largest city in the province, it is a major port, commercial and industrial center, and railroad hub. Population: 578,000.

2. A city of southwest Washington on the Columbia River opposite Portland, Oregon. Founded as Fort Vancouver by the Hudson's Bay Company in the 1820s, it is a deep-water port with shipyards, lumber mills, and other processing facilities. Population: 159,000.

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Vancouver, George 1757-1798.

British navigator who led an expedition to the coasts of Australia, New Zealand, and the Hawaiian Islands (1791-1792) and to the Pacific coast of North America (1792-1794), where he circumnavigated Vancouver Island.

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Vancouver, Mount

A peak, 4,873.6 m (15,979 ft) high, in the St. Elias Mountains of southwest Yukon Territory, Canada, near the Alaskan border.

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Vancouver [vænˈkuːvə]

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1. (Placename) an island of SW Canada, off the SW coast of British Columbia: separated from the Canadian mainland by the Strait of Georgia and Queen Charlotte Sound, and from the US mainland by Juan de Fuca Strait; the largest island off the W coast of North America. Chief town: Victoria. Pop.: 461 575 (latest est.). Area: 32 137 sq. km (12 408 sq. miles)

2. (Placename) a city in SW Canada, in SW British Columbia: Canada's chief Pacific port, named after Captain George Vancouver: university (1908). Pop.: 514 008 (1996), with a conurbation of 1 826 800 (1995)

3. (Placename) Mount. a mountain on the border between Canada and Alaska, in the St Elias Mountains. Height: 4785 m (15 700 ft.)

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Vancouver²

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(Biographies / Vancouver, George (1757-1798) M, English, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: navigator) Captain George. 1757-98, English navigator, noted for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1792-94)

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Noun	1.	Vancouver - English navigator remembered for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798) George Vancouver
	2.	Vancouver - a town in southwestern Washington on the Columbia River across from Portland, Oregon Evergreen State, WA, Washington - a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
	3.	Vancouver - 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 British Columbia - a province in western Canada