British Columbia

American  

noun

1. a province in western Canada on the Pacific coast. 366,255 square miles (948,600 square kilometers). Victoria.

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British Columbia British  

noun

1.  BC.  a province of W Canada, on the Pacific coast: largely mountainous with extensive forests, rich mineral resources, and important fisheries. Capital: Victoria. Pop: 4 196 383 (2004 est). Area: 930 532 sq km (359 279 sq miles)

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British Columbia Cultural  

1. Province in western Canada, bordered by Alberta to the east; Montana, Idaho, and Washington to the south; the Pacific Ocean to the west; and the Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories to the north.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• British Columbian
  noun

Example Sentences

It was the fourth of five sea days on the way from Honolulu to Vancouver, British Columbia, and I was in the pool with a dozen other early risers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The Florida litigation adds to OpenAI’s ongoing legal issues, including a lawsuit related to a mass shooting that took place earlier this year in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia in Canada.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

To carry out the research, the team relied on a new telescope at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory in British Columbia, a facility operated by the National Research Council Canada.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Two more couples are isolating on Vancouver Island, one from British Columbia and the other from Yukon.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

By and by Rosellini left academia, departed Seattle, and drifted north up the coast through British Columbia and the Alaska panhandle.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer