Vancouver

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noun

George, 1758–98, English explorer who charted the northwest Pacific coast of North America.
a seaport in southwestern mainland British Columbia, Canada, on the Strait of Georgia opposite Nanaimo on Vancouver Island.
a city in southwestern Washington State, on the Columbia River.
Mount Vancouver, a mountain on the boundary between Alaska and Canada, in the St. Elias Mountains. 15,700 feet (4,785 meters).

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noun

Vancouver Island
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: 706 243 (2001). Area: 32 137 sq km (12 408 sq miles)
a city in SW Canada, in SW British Columbia: Canada's chief Pacific port, named after Captain George Vancouver: university (1908). Pop: 545 671 (2001)
Mount Vancouver
a mountain on the border between Canada and Alaska, in the St Elias Mountains. Height: 4785 m (15 700 ft)

Vancouver

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VancouverGeorge17571798MEnglishTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: navigator Captain George. 1757–98, English navigator, noted for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1792–94)

Vancouver

City in southwestern British Columbia , Canada , on an arm of the Pacific Ocean .

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The city was named for George Vancouver, an English navigator and explorer.

Vancouver is a year-round tourist center.

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It will be among the first storefronts in the state for T&T Supermarket, which has more than 33 stores in Vancouver, Toronto and other Canadian cities.

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Vancouver, a cultural and economic hub with a population of less than one million, is often seen as the epicentre of Canada's housing crisis.

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The 1859 "pig dispute" involved contested islands near Vancouver and the unfortunate shooting of a British hog that had intruded on an American's garden.

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“It was a very quick way to create a history,” Tran, 36, says on a recent joint Zoom call with her three castmates as they reminisce about their time filming in Vancouver last year.

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Held in Vancouver, the last edition of the games involved more than 500 competitors from 23 nations, while Birmingham will host the next games in 2027.

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