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

Other major provinces soon followed, including Quebec and British Columbia.

From BBC • May 28, 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

What restaurant did I eat at / What’s the distance from Nova Scotia to British Columbia / Do you know the time in London?

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse