Vancouver

American  

[van-koo-ver] / vænˈku vər /

noun

1. George, 1758–98, English explorer who charted the northwest Pacific coast of North America.

2. a seaport in southwestern mainland British Columbia, Canada, on the Strait of Georgia opposite Nanaimo on Vancouver Island.

3. a city in southwestern Washington State, on the Columbia River.

4. Mount Vancouver, a mountain on the boundary between Alaska and Canada, in the St. Elias Mountains. 15,700 feet (4,785 meters).

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Vancouver ¹ British  

/ vænˈkuːvə /

noun

1. an island of SW Canada, off the SW coast of British Columbia: separated from the Canadian mainland by the Strait of Georgia and Queen Charlotte Sound, and from the US mainland by Juan de Fuca Strait; the largest island off the W coast of North America. Chief town: Victoria. Pop: 706 243 (2001). Area: 32 137 sq km (12 408 sq miles)

2. a city in SW Canada, in SW British Columbia: Canada's chief Pacific port, named after Captain George Vancouver: university (1908). Pop: 545 671 (2001)

3. a mountain on the border between Canada and Alaska, in the St Elias Mountains. Height: 4785 m (15 700 ft)

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Vancouver ² British  

/ vænˈkuːvə /

noun

1. Captain George. 1757–98, English navigator, noted for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1792–94)

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Vancouver Cultural  

1. City in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, on an arm of the Pacific Ocean.

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The city was named for George Vancouver, an English navigator and explorer.

Vancouver is a year-round tourist center.

Example Sentences

The Los Angeles side sits in seventh place in the West with 21 points, eight points behind the leader, the Vancouver Whitecaps.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

The prime minister’s message at the event hosted by the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade builds upon earlier warnings from the Bank of Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The Seattle Fault Zone helps absorb strain caused by compression in the Earth's crust between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, British Columbia.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

"Wordle kind of blew the doors open in terms of being very approachable -- anybody can do it," Knight told AFP on the sidelines of the Web Summit in Vancouver, Canada.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

But it wouldn’t be read in Vancouver for almost three weeks.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone