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Nanaimo
[ nuh-nahy-moh ]
noun
- a seaport in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, on the southeast coast of Vancouver Island, on the Strait of Georgia across from the port city of Vancouver on mainland British Columbia.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Nanaimo1
First recorded in 1820–30 as an ethnonym; an Anglicized spelling of Halkomelem Snuneymuxw
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Example Sentences
The large figure on the right reminds us of the human form of the petroglyph at Nanaimo.
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We expect to reach Nanaimo early to-morrow morning where the ship will coal.
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The Nanoose 'inhabit the harbour and district of that name, which lies 50 miles north of Nanaimo.'
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It has fine forests and valuable coal mines at Nanaimo and Wellington, which furnish fuel supplies along the Pacific coast.
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We were due at Nanaimo for the next concert and despite the storm we started and arrived safely Wednesday morning, March 8.
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