[van-koo-ver] 
| 1. | George, 1758–98, English explorer. |
| 2. | a large island in SW Canada, off the SW coast of British Columbia. 410,188; 12,408 sq. mi. (32,135 sq. km). |
| 3. | a seaport in SW British Columbia, on the Strait of Georgia opposite SE Vancouver island. 396,563; with suburbs 1,135,774. |
| 4. | a city in SW Washington. 42,834. |
| 5. | Mount, a mountain on the boundary between Alaska and Canada, in the St. Elias Mountains. 15,700 ft. (4785 m). |
Van·cou·ver (vān-kōō'vər)
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| Vancouver, George 1757-1798. British navigator who led an expedition to the coasts of Australia, New Zealand, and the Hawaiian Islands (1791-1792) and to the Pacific coast of North America (1792-1794), where he circumnavigated Vancouver Island. |
| Vancouver, Mount A peak, 4,873.6 m (15,979 ft) high, in the St. Elias Mountains of southwest Yukon Territory, Canada, near the Alaskan border. |
City in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, on an arm of the Pacific Ocean.
Note: Vancouver is a year-round tourist center.
Note: The city was named for George Vancouver, an English navigator and explorer.
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