Vancouver Island
n. island off the southwestern coast of British Columbia (Canada) which does not contain the city of Vancouver | ||||
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Vancouver Island Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Vancouver Island
Noun
1. an island off southwestern Canada (off the southwestern coast of British Columbia); the largest island off the west coast of North America
(hypernym) island
(part-holonym) British Columbia
(classification) British Columbia
Noun
1. an island off southwestern Canada (off the southwestern coast of British Columbia); the largest island off the west coast of North America
(hypernym) island
(part-holonym) British Columbia
(classification) British Columbia
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vancouver island
vancouver island
n : an island off southwestern canada (off the southwestern coast of british columbia); the largest island off the west coast of north america [syn: vancouver island]
vancouver island
n : an island off southwestern canada (off the southwestern coast of british columbia); the largest island off the west coast of north america [syn: vancouver island]
Vancouver Island Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Vancouver Island
British Columbia-United States of America + 1-250
British Columbia-United States of America + 1-250
Vancouver Island Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada, off Canada's Pacific coast. It is 460 km (285 miles) long and up to 80 km (50 miles) wide. The largest island on the western side of North America at , it is the world's 43rd largest island, Canada's 11th largest island and Canada's second most populous island after the Island of Montreal, which has 1.3 million more people. The island is named in honour of George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific coast of North America between 1791 and 1794.
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