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

• British Columbian
  noun

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British Columbia

OpenAI ultimately decided not to contact authorities, and the company now faces a lawsuit from British Columbia as well as dozens of victims.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Nick Dulvy, a professor and marine conservationist at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, called it a “disaster” and said that biologically, the sharks are “the most sensitive species in the ocean to overfishing.”

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

"That's nearly four times that of British Columbia, more than four times Ontario," Hill tells the BBC.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified two previously unknown species of sea spider, including one with hairy legs and striking red eyes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

One warm spring day in May of 2007, the Medicine Hat Tigers and the Vancouver Giants met for the Memorial Cup hockey championships in Vancouver, British Columbia.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell