Vancouver

en-prop

Vancouver (countable and uncountable, plural Vancouvers)

George Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver Expedition
Vancouver, Washington

The family name is from the Dutch place name Coevorden (“the place where cows ford the river”) via the Dutch family name van Coevorden (“a person from Coevorden”). The place names are derived from the family name, being named after George Vancouver, an English explorer who charted the northwestern Pacific coast of North America in a 1791–1794 expedition.

PS: The average commute time in the freewayless City of Vancouver is 27 minutes, while outside of the City of Vancouver the average commute time is 31 minutes.

2012 July 12, Nathan Pachal, “TomTom Congestion Index Useless for Metro Vancouver”, in The South Fraser Blog:

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A seaport, the largest city in British Columbia, Canada.

A city, the county seat of Clark County, Washington, United States.


Vancouver

Vancouver (a seaport, the largest city in British Columbia, Canada)

Vancouver (a city in Washington, United States)


Vancouver

Unadapted borrowing from English Vancouver.

ubor

Vancouver (a city, the county seat of Clark County, Washington, United States)


Van

Van Zandt County
Van Zandt County#English

A city in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States.


Vancouverite

Those frolicking in Vancouver's recreational areas shouldn't be surprised to end up in the middle of a rather messy sloshball game or ultimate Frisbee tournament; Vancouverites tend to leave their big-city attitudes at home.

1995, Pacific Northwest & Alaska: on the loose, Fodor's, page 325:

(Canada) A native or resident of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.


Hongcouver

(informal, somewhat derogatory) Vancouver; referring to the large-scale Chinese Canadian immigration to that city in the 1980s and 1990s, particularly from Hong Kong.


溫哥華

/wən⁵⁵ kɤ⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/

/wɐn⁵⁵ kɔː⁵⁵ waː²¹/

/wɐn⁵⁵ kɔː⁵⁵ waː²¹⁻³⁵/

/vun³³ kᵘɔ⁵⁵ va²²/

/wən⁵⁵ kɤ⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/

/wɐn⁵⁵ kɔː⁵⁵ waː²¹/

/wɐn⁵⁵ kɔː⁵⁵ waː²¹⁻³⁵/

/vun³³ kᵘɔ⁵⁵ va²²/

1904, Liang Qichao, 新大陸遊記 [Travel Notes of the New Continent], 廣智書局, published 1907, page 6:

Qí tiělù zhī chēzhàn, lúnchuán zhī mǎtóu, jiē yǐ Wēngēhuá wéi zhōngdiǎn, gù Wēngēhuá zhòu shèng. Gēlúnbǐyà shěng běn yǐ Yùduōlì wéi shǒufǔ, jīn zé shìlì quán qū yú Wēngēhuá yǐ.

其鐵路之車站，輪船之碼頭，皆以溫哥華為終點，故溫哥華驟盛。哥侖比亞省本以域多利為首府，今則勢力全趨於溫哥華矣。

其铁路之车站，轮船之码头，皆以温哥华为终点，故温哥华骤盛。哥仑比亚省本以域多利为首府，今则势力全趋于温哥华矣。

(～市) Vancouver (a seaport, the largest city in British Columbia, Canada)

(～市) Vancouver (a city, the county seat of Clark County, Washington, United States)


Hollywood North

From Hollywood + north; from the fact that many US movies are filmed in Canada because filming there is less expensive.


Βανκούβερ

head

Βανκούβερ • (Vankoúver) n (indeclinable)


Վանկուվեր

Վանկուվեր • (Vankuver)

hy-proper noun

Վանկուվեր • (Vankuver)

Vankuver (romanization)
Վանկուվեր (nominative singular singular-only)
Վանկուվերի (dative singular singular-only)
Վանկուվերից (ablative singular singular-only)
Վանկուվերով (instrumental singular singular-only)
Վանկուվերում (locative singular singular-only)
Վանկուվերը (definite nominative singular singular-only)
Վանկուվերն (definite nominative singular singular-only)
Վանկուվերին (dative definite singular singular-only)
Վանկուվերս (first-person nominative possessive singular singular-only)
Վանկուվերիս (dative first-person possessive singular singular-only)
Վանկուվերիցս (ablative first-person possessive singular singular-only)
Վանկուվերովս (first-person instrumental possessive singular singular-only)
Վանկուվերումս (first-person locative possessive singular singular-only)
Վանկուվերդ (nominative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Վանկուվերիդ (dative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Վանկուվերիցդ (ablative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Վանկուվերովդ (instrumental possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Վանկուվերումդ (locative possessive second-person singular singular-only)

hy-decl-noun-unc

Վանկուվերը/Վանկուվերն

Վանկուվերներ

Վանկուվերները/Վանկուվերներն

Վանկուվերների

Վանկուվերներին

Վանկուվերներից

Վանկուվերներով

Վանկուվերում

Վանկուվերներում

Վանկուվերներս

Վանկուվերներիս

Վանկուվերիցս

Վանկուվերներիցս

Վանկուվերովս

Վանկուվերներովս

Վանկուվերումս

Վանկուվերներումս

Վանկուվերներդ

Վանկուվերներիդ

Վանկուվերիցդ

Վանկուվերներիցդ

Վանկուվերովդ

Վանկուվերներովդ

Վանկուվերումդ

Վանկուվերներումդ


Ванкувер

ru-proper noun+

Ванку́вер • (Vankúver) m inan (genitive Ванку́вера)

Ванку́вер (canonical)
Vankúver (romanization)
Ванку́вера (genitive)
Ванку́вер (nominative singular)
Ванку́вера (genitive singular)
Ванку́веру (dative singular)
Ванку́вер (accusative singular)
Ванку́вером (instrumental singular)
Ванку́вере (prepositional singular)

Vancouver (a city in British Columbia, Canada)


Ванкувер

uk-proper noun

Ванку́вер<sg>

ванку́верський

Ванку́вер • (Vankúver) m inan (genitive Ванку́вера, uncountable, relational adjective ванку́верський)

Ванку́вер (canonical)
Vankúver (romanization)
Ванку́вера (genitive)
ванку́верський (adjective relational)
Ванку́вер (nominative singular)
Ванку́вера (genitive singular)
Ванку́верові (dative singular)
Ванку́веру (dative singular)
Ванку́вер (accusative singular)
Ванку́вером (instrumental singular)
Ванку́веру (locative singular)
Ванку́вері (locative singular)
Ванку́вере (singular vocative)

uk-ndecl

Ванку́вер<sg>

Vancouver (a major city in British Columbia, Canada)


No Fun City

Reportedly coined in 2000 by an organiser of Vancouver's annual Symphony of Fire fireworks exhibition (now known as the Celebration of Light), who was upset over a tobacco company being prevented from sponsoring the event. Strict liquor licensing laws have also been pointed to as the source of the nickname, as has an incident in which police advised people to avoid a New Year's celebration, fearing violence. Further popularized in 2010 via a feature documentary called No Fun City about the struggles faced by Vancouver music venues, directed by Melissa James and Kate Kroll.

Where did this wealth of visual expression come from, and how did it blossom in No Fun City, of all places?

2002, Elizabeth Nolan, "Vancouver's Underground Stars Light up the Night", The Nerve, Volume 3, Number 3, May/June 2002, page 4

Celebrates independent art and culture in “No Fun City” — Vancouver, BC.

2013, Heidi Waechtler, editor, The Canadian Writer's Market, 19th Edition: The Essential Guide for Freelance Writers, McClelland & Stewart, →ISBN, page 37:

The Winter Olympics brought people out on the street and showed that even in No Fun City, we could find ourselves having endless fun.

2015 February 27, Patrick Johnston, “Rugby notebook: ‘Fandamonium’ the word of the day at Canada Sevens announcement, Olympic qualifying and more”, in The Province:

(informal, usually derogatory) The city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.


Lotusland

In reference to Vancouver, coined by Canadian journalist Allan Fotheringham.

coined

"Vancouver, until about two years ago." I could tell that she was going to regale me about the beauty of Lotusland, where it never snows and pot grows between cracks in the sidewalk.

1999, Jim Munroe, Flyboy Action Figure Comes with Gasmask, HarperFlamingo Canada, →ISBN, page 10:

(informal) The city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; (by extension) the province of British Columbia.


renoviction

The city's blogs and online communities are filled with rants against so-called "renovictions," as landlords boot out long-time tenants to install hardwood floors and marble countertops in order to hike up rent or pay for things like security and safety upgrades.

2011 September 14, Erica Alini, “Vancouver—the most livable city?”, in Maclean's:

(chiefly British Columbia, Quebec) The eviction of all of a building's tenants on the grounds that a large-scale renovation is planned.


Vancouverish

en-adj

Vancouverish (comparative more Vancouverish, superlative most Vancouverish)

more Vancouverish (comparative)
most Vancouverish (superlative)

His DeutscheBank account did contain around fifty thousand dollars—his commission from the Harold Green scam—which would last him awhile in someplace Vancouverish.

2003, Gary Shteyngart, The Russian Debutante's Handbook, Riverhead Books, published 2002, →ISBN:

Foggy nights used to be a rarity [in Toronto], but a Vancouverish fall has produced several.

2006, Sheila Gostick, "Lost in the thick of it", Now, November 30-December 7, 2006 issue

Quito has a Vancouverish vibe in general, but combined with a cold, dry, Aspen, ski-town feel.

2009, Ethan Rogol, Tropical Immersion: A Year in Costa Rica and Beyond, iUniverse, published 2010, →ISBN, page 162:

Characteristic of or resembling the city of Vancouver, British Columbia.


バンクーバー

ja-pos

バンクーバー • (Bankūbā)

[bã̠ŋkɯ̟ːba̠ː]

バンクーバー バンクーバー#Japanese

晩香坡, バンクーバー: Vancouver (a seaport, the largest city in British Columbia, Canada)


Vangroovy

Because "Vangroovy" is the most stereotyped city in Canada, I felt what I as a newcomer needed to do: ditch the power suits, eat organic, exercise a lot and be laid back all the time.

2002 August 30, Laura Madokoro, “Super, natural Vancouver, B.C.”, in Globe and Mail:

Here we are in a beautiful Calgary garden. The groovy newlywed young engineer who designed and installed the very Vancouver garden spent his childhood in Richmond. He offers me a veggie burger and with a straight face says, “What’s it like in Vangroovy these days?”

2009 November 21, Tom Graff, “Vangroovy Vancouver”, in Vancouver Observer:

Recipes and photographs are nothing short of gorgeous and if you’ve got friends in Vangroovy (and who doesn’t), this book will delight them to no end.

2013 December 11, Liane Faulder, “Nothing beats a gorgeous cookbook to tantalize the taste buds”, in Edmonton Journal:

(informal) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.


Raincouver

Blend of rain + Vancouver, referring to its rainy climate.

What would Raincouver (Vancouver) be without 400cm of rain and a flash flood on a summer day?

2008, Arlena De Bruin, On The Bright Side…and Other Rose-Coloured Catastrophes, Red Wagon Writing and Publishing Services, →ISBN, page 158:

News reporters giving out the weather should have a smile in their voice, they should be making Metro Vancouver inhabitants feel good about living in "Raincouver."

2011 February 4, Harvinder Sandhu, “Put grey in perspective and embrace wet coast”, in Surrey Now, page A13:

In winter, water is often foremost on our minds for all the wrong reasons, but one of the most amazing things about living in Raincouver is our ability to turn on the tap and drink deeply.

2013, Kelsey Klassen, "Local company marries nature lovers and developing nations", WE, 3 January 2013 - 9 January 2013, page 9

(informal) Vancouver (a city in British Columbia, Canada).


Surrey girl

I'm not a slut either. I make fun of Surrey girls heheehe it's fun. I live kinda near guildford mall so I walk up there and laugh at them hehehe

1999 April 12, Emily, “Re: AJ WAS ARRESTED”, in alt.fan.backstreet.boys (Usenet):

'Surrey Girl' jokes are the rage in Greater Vancouver. They're all old ("Why do Surrey Girls wear panties? To keep their ankles warm."), but that's the part of GV that those jokes are told about, which says something.

2000 April 28, Robert Slaven, “Re: Vancouver Sights: Repost of "Teddy Takes a Day Trip"”, in alt.tasteless (Usenet):

Yes, like a drunk Surrey girl he sucks badly almost every night.

2006 January 30, Monster [username], “Re: Weight trade to Carolina”, in alt.sports.hockey.nhl.vanc-canucks (Usenet):

(British Columbia, derogatory) A stereotype of a young woman from Surrey, British Columbia, characterized as unintelligent and promiscuous.


Vansterdam

Blend of Vancouver + Amsterdam from the cannabis drug culture found in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, being comparable to Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

(US, Canada, slang) Synonym of Vancouver (“city in British Columbia”)


वैंकूवर

hi-proper noun

वैंकूवर • (va͠ikūvar) ? (Urdu spelling وینکوور)

/ʋɛ̃ː.kuː.ʋəɾ/

[ʋɛ̃ː.kuː.ʋɐɾ]

Borrowed from English Vancouver, named after George Vancouver.


ヴァンクーヴァー

ja-pos

ヴァンクーヴァー • (Vankūvā)

[bã̠ŋkɯ̟ːba̠ː]

バンクーバー バンクーバー#Japanese

Alternative form of バンクーバー (Bankūbā, “Vancouver (a city in British Columbia, Canada)”)


雲高華

/yn³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/

/wɐn²¹ kou̯⁵⁵ waː²¹/

/yn³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/

/wɐn²¹ kou̯⁵⁵ waː²¹/

(～埠) (obsolete) Vancouver (a city in British Columbia, Canada)


Vwnhgohvaz

head

Vwnhgohvaz (1957–1982 spelling Vɯnƅgoƅvaƨ)

/βɯn˧ ko˧ βa˧˩/

zh-l

溫哥華／温哥华 (Wēngēhuá)

Vancouver (a seaport, the largest city in British Columbia, Canada)


晩香坡

ja-pos

晩香坡(バンクーバー) or 晩香坡(ヴァンクーヴァー) • (Bankūbā or Vankūvā)

晩香坡 (canonical)
晩香坡 (canonical)
Bankūbā (romanization)
Vankūvā (romanization)

[bã̠ŋkɯ̟ːba̠ː]

在晩香坡日本人

晩香坡 ヴアンクーヴアー

1913, “第三節 晩香坡市日本人社會”, in 実地踏査北米, page 319:

晩香坡市日本人社會

市日本人社會 しにほんじんしやくわい

1916, “一 米國晩香坡より”, in 高等女子新作文, volume 4, page 169:

米國晩香坡より

バンクーバー バンクーバー#Japanese

ヴァンクーヴァー ヴァンクーヴァー#Japanese

Obsolete spelling of バンクーバー (Bankūbā). or ヴァンクーヴァー (Vankūvā, “Vancouver (a city in British Columbia, Canada)”)


แวนคูเวอร์

th-proper noun

แวนคูเวอร์ • (wɛɛn-kuu-wə̂ə)

/wɛːn˧.kʰuː˧.wɤː˥˩/


雲城

From clipping of 雲高華 /云高华 (Yúngāohuá) + 城 (chéng, “city”).

/yn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/wɐn²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

/yn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/wɐn²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

1933 April 25, 大漢公報 [The Chinese Times], page 5:

loi⁶ loi⁴ leoi⁵ gun², cit³ zoi⁶ wan⁴ sing⁴

賚來旅館 設在雲城

赉来旅馆 设在云城

(obsolete) Vancouver (a city in British Columbia, Canada)


雲埠

/wɐn²¹ fɐu̯²²/

/wɐn²¹ fɐu̯²²/

(obsolete) Short for 雲高華埠／云高华埠 (Yúngāohuá bù, “Vancouver (a city in British Columbia, Canada)”).


밴쿠버

[~시(市)] Vancouver (a seaport, the largest city in British Columbia, Canada)


Vancouverism

Local aesthetic and cultural considerations, one of Vancouverism’s calling cards [...], were also a major component of planning for the Emirate.

2020, Davide Ponzini, quoting Khirfan and Jaffer, Transnational Architecture and Urbanism, Routledge, →ISBN:

(urban studies) An urban planning and architectural phenomenon in Vancouver, British Columbia, characterized by a large residential population living in the city center with mixed-use developments.


晩市

晩市にありて

バンクーバー バンクーバー#Japanese

(obsolete) Short for バンクーバー市 (Bankūbā-shi, “Vancouver (a city in British Columbia, Canada)”).


فانكوفر

فَانْكُوفَر (canonical)
fānkūvar (romanization)
vānkūfar (romanization)


فانكوفر

فانْكوفر (canonical)
fānkūfar (romanization)
vānkūvar (romanization)


雲哥華

/yn³⁵ kɤ⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/

/wɐn²¹ kɔː⁵⁵ waː²¹/

/yn³⁵ kɤ⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/

/wɐn²¹ kɔː⁵⁵ waː²¹/


Vancouver Special

en-noun

Vancouver Special (plural Vancouver Specials)

The 'Vancouver Specials' are unique in that they quickly achieved widespread unpopularity for their boring flat fronts, boxy shapes, and low roofs.

1993, Harold Kalman, Ron Phillips, Robin Ward, Exploring Vancouver: The Essential Architectural Guide, page 202:

There were campaigns waged by neighbourhood groups against boxy “Vancouver Specials” in the 1980s and highly eclectic “monster houses” in the 1990s.

2014, John Punter, The Vancouver Achievement: Urban Planning and Design, page 116:

Our design proposal is a mash-up of the Vancouver Special with Brooklyn brownstones and Chinese courtyard houses, resulting in a typology we call 'Extra Special.'

2019, Alex Bozikovic, Cheryll Case, John Lorinc, House Divided: How the Missing Middle Will Solve Toronto's Housing Crisis, unnumbered page:

(British Columbia, architecture) A style of detached two-storey residential house widely constructed in Vancouver, British Columbia from the 1960s to 1980s, characterized by its large and boxy shape (often occupying most of the width of a lot), low-pitched gabled roof, and a front balcony spanning the entire second floor.


វែនឃូវើ

km-proper noun

វែនឃូវើ • (vɛɛnkhuuvəə)


鹹水埠

→ English: Saltwater City (calque)

ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹/

/haːm²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ fɐu̯²²/

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹/

/haːm²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ fɐu̯²²/

1904, 約翰大衛德 [David D. Jones], quoting advertisement, The Surnames of the Chinese in America [旅美華人姓字], page 32:

gaa¹ naa⁴ daai⁶, wik⁶ do¹ lei⁶, haam⁴ seoi² fau⁶, go¹ lam⁴ baa¹ dang² bou⁶ zi¹ zung² lei⁵ waa⁴ jan⁴ jap⁶ ging² wai² jyun⁴

加拿大 域多利 咸水埠 歌林巴等埠之總理華人入境委員

加拿大 域多利 咸水埠 歌林巴等埠之总理华人入境委员

(dated) Vancouver (a city in British Columbia, Canada)


晚香坡

/wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 晩香坡(バンクーバー) (Bankūbā).

ja-r

晩香坡(バンクーバー) (Bankūbā)

1948, 森正藏, “暴风雨前后”, in 赵南柔, 曹成修, 闵德培, 史存直, transl., 风雪之碑：日本近代社会运动史, 中文马克思主义文库 (online) edition, 中国建设印务股分有限公司:

Tā yīmiàn dāng yuándīng, huǒchē chētóng, chúzǐ, cháng jìn xīnsuān kǔlà, yīmiàn kǔxué dúshū, zú dé bìyè yú Wǎnxiāngpō de gāoděngzhōngxué.

他一面当园丁、火车车僮、厨子，尝尽辛酸苦辣，一面苦学读书，卒得毕业于晚香坡的高等中学。

他一面當園丁、火車車僮、廚子，嘗盡辛酸苦辣，一面苦學讀書，卒得畢業於晚香坡的高等中學。

(obsolete) Vancouver (a seaport, the largest city in British Columbia, Canada)