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

Despite its federal losses, the party's provincial iterations still enjoy support and are the governing parties in British Columbia and Manitoba.

From BBC

The fourth purchaser, British Columbia Investment Management, had no overlap, the person said.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Literature

The bulk of unsold units are in the condominium market, which analysts say has basically collapsed in Toronto and Vancouver, British Columbia, where house prices are steepest.

From The Wall Street Journal

A mother launched a lawsuit against OpenAI in British Columbia for not informing police about a suspect’s ChatGPT interactions before a fatal school shooting.

From The Wall Street Journal