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

Example Sentences

Ian Tostenson, head of the British Columbia Restaurant and Foodservices Association, described being in a host city as a crash course in "the enormity of the World Cup".

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026

British Columbia said Tuesday it was preparing a separate case, in coordination with the families, and had retained lawyers both in Canada and California.

From Barron's • Jul. 7, 2026

One of her concessions was to agree to a new route through southwestern British Columbia, as opposed to her earlier bid to build a pipeline to the northern Pacific coast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

Devin Wolfgang Vanderhoef, 26, of North Vancouver, British Columbia, met a woman who lives in Salinas through online gaming.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026

Their match was to begin in May 1971 in Vancouver, Canada, on the beautiful campus of the University of British Columbia.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady