British Columbia

A name given by Queen Victoria when it became a British colony in 1858, referring to the Columbia District, a territory drained by the Columbia River.

In that year [1871] British Columbia decided to become part of the Dominion of Canada, on condition that a transcontinental railway should be completed without delay.

1954 February, Trevor Holloway, “Canada's Transcontinental Routes”, in Railway Magazine, pages 127-128:

A province in western Canada which has Victoria as its capital.

British Columbia
Columbia District
Queen Victoria


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)


Wellington

en-proper noun

Wellington (countable and uncountable, plural Wellingtons)

From earlier Weolingtun, from:
# For the place in Shropshire, England: Partly uncertain. The second element from Old English tūn (“estate”), while the first element could come either from *wœling (“ridge, bank”), or else from *wēoling (“device, artefact”).
# For the place in Somerset, England: Partly obscure. The last element from Old English tūn (“estate”), while the first element could come from either the personal name *Wēola + ing, or else *wēoling (“trap”).
# Many places with this name are named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman.

A neighborhood of Nanaimo, British Columbia.


sleeve

From Middle English sleve, slefe, from Old English slīef and slīefe (“sleeve”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sleeuwe (“sleeve”), West Frisian slúf, Dutch sloof (“apron”), Low German sluve, dialectal German Schlaube.
The Canadian sense of “measure smaller than a pint” is due to a former conflict between federal law and provincial law in British Columbia. According to federal law, a pint must be 20 imperial ounces (~568 ml), but according to provincial law at the time, the maximum individual serving size was 500 ml, so an individual portion could not be called a “pint” in British Columbia, and required a different term. The provincial law has been changed, allowing servings of up to 24 oz (~682 ml), but the term remains in use. The term sleeve itself for a cylindrical glass of beer is also found in the UK and Australia (as sleever), and may be due to stacked glasses resembling a sleeve.

A three-alarm fire tore through a family home on Newark's East Side early Saturday morning, completely gutting the two-story residence and tragically claiming a half-sleeve of Oreo cookies that was trapped inside a cupboard.

2012, Half A Sleeve Of Oreos Lost In House Fire", The Onion, May 5, 2012

(US) A long, cylindrical plastic bag of cookies or crackers, or a similar package of disposable drinking cups.


Rutland

Unclear. Attested in Old English as Roteland and Ritelanede. Perhaps hrīþer (“cattle”) + land (“land”), or from the personal name Rota + land.

unk

Unclear

A neighborhood of Kelowna, British Columbia; named for early settler John "Hope" Matthew Rutland.


Victorian

From Victoria (“capital of British Columbia, Canada”) + -an (suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns); incorporated as a city in 1862, the settlement which preceded the city was named Fort Victoria after Queen Victoria in 1843.

suffix

(Canada) Of, or native or relating to, the city of Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, Canada.


Victorian

(Canada) A person from the city of Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, Canada.


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.


Dallas

Dallas
Dallas (disambiguation)
George M. Dallas

# The Texas city was named after George M. Dallas, vice president to Polk; family name is evolved from dalhous (13th c.), meaning "dweller at the house in the dale," from dale + house.
# The Scottish place-name is from Pictish, equivalent to Welsh dôl (“meadow, haugh”) + gwas (“abode”).

A neighbourhood of the city of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.


Guildford

The root of the first part may be gold rather than guild: the only known 10th-century (Saxon) record uses Guldeford and in the 11th century Geldeford, both equivalent to gold ford. Local historians suggest that this might refer to golden-coloured flowers or sand.

A neighbourhood of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.


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.


ウェールズ

ja-pos

ウェールズ • (Wēruzu)

[β̞e̞ːɾɯ̟zɨ]

ja:ウェールズ (曖昧さ回避)


British Columbian

en-noun

British Columbian (plural British Columbians)

A native or inhabitant of British Columbia, Canada.


Ogopogo

The ogopogo made no attempt to devour the sailboat crew, as he is reported to have done some years ago in the case of some Indians.

1930 July 19, “Mysterious Ogopogo Is Accused of Capsizing a Canadian Boat”, in The New York Times, page 17:

(Canada, cryptozoology) A large serpentlike aquatic creature, similar to the Loch Ness monster, which is said to live in Lake Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada.


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


Colóim Bhriotanach

head

An Cholóim Bhriotanach f (genitive na Colóime Briotanaí)

An Cholóim Bhriotanach (canonical feminine)
na Colóime Briotanaí (genitive)
Colóim Bhriotanach
Cholóim Bhriotanach
gColóim Bhriotanach


Sardis

From Latin Sardīs, from Ancient Greek Σάρδεις (Sárdeis), ultimately from Lydian 𐤳𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣 (šfard). As Welsh, American, and Canadian towns, named for the ancient Lydian city chiefly in honor of its role in early Christianity. Doublet of Sart.

A neighbourhood of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada.


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)

Vancouver (a city in Washington, United States)


Brita Kolumbio

eo-proper noun

Brita Kolumbio (accusative Britan Kolumbion)


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.


ビーバー

ja-pos

ビーバー • (Bībā)

ja:ビーバー (曖昧さ回避)


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.


Rayleigh

A neighbourhood of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, named after the English town.


Collingwood

A neighbourhood in eastern Vancouver, British Columbia.


ヘンリー

ja-pos

ヘンリー • (Henrī)

A transliteration of the English male given name Henry


バンクーバー

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)

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


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.


Knutsford

A neighbourhood of the city of Kamloops, 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).


Vankuvero

Vancouver (a seaport, the largest 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.


Altamont

A neighbourhood of West Vancouver district, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.


Gifford

en-proper noun

Gifford (countable and uncountable, plural Giffords)

Two main origins:
* Habitational surname for someone from Broughton Gifford, from the Old English personal name *Gydda + -ing (“belonging to”) + ford (“ford”).
* From Old French giffard (“chubby-cheeked, bloated”), perhaps a nickname for a big eater.

der

A neighbourhood in the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.


Cranberry

A community and neighbourhood in the city of Powell River, British Columbia, Canada.


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”)


ブリティッシュコロンビア

ja-pos

ブリティッシュ コロンビア

[bɯ̟ɾʲitʲiɕːɨ̥ ko̞ɾõ̞mbʲia̠]

ja:ブリティッシュコロンビア州


Broadmead

Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island#English

A neighbourhood of Saanich, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.


Winfield

en-proper noun

Winfield (countable and uncountable, plural Winfields)

Central Okanagan
Central Okanagan#English

A neighbourhood of Lake Country district municipality, Regional District of Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada.


Thornhill

Thornhill (countable and uncountable, plural Thornhills)

A neighbourhood of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada.


Rockland

en-prop

Rockland (countable and uncountable, plural Rocklands)

A neighbourhood of Victoria, British Columbia.


Harewood

en-proper noun

Harewood (countable and uncountable, plural Harewoods)

From Old English hāra, definite form of hār (“grey”) + wudu (“wood, forest”).

A neighbourhood of Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.


Kinnaird

Kinnaird (countable and uncountable, plural Kinnairds)

Scottish habitational surname, from Scottish Gaelic ceann (“head”) + aird (“summit, peak”).

Central Kootenay
Central Kootenay#English

A neighbourhood of Castlegar, Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada.


Brittiläinen Kolumbia

Brittiläinen Kolumbia (nominative singular)
Brittiläinen Kolumbia (accusative nominative singular)
Brittiläisen Kolumbian (accusative genitive singular)
Brittiläisen Kolumbian (genitive singular)
Brittiläistä Kolumbiaa (partitive singular)
Brittiläisessä Kolumbiassa (inessive singular)
Brittiläisestä Kolumbiasta (elative singular)
Brittiläiseen Kolumbiaan (illative singular)
Brittiläisellä Kolumbialla (adessive singular)
Brittiläiseltä Kolumbialta (ablative singular)
Brittiläiselle Kolumbialle (allative singular)
Brittiläisenä Kolumbiana (essive singular)
Brittiläiseksi Kolumbiaksi (singular translative)
Brittiläisettä Kolumbiatta (abessive singular)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
Brittiläinen Kolumbiani (nominative singular)
Brittiläinen Kolumbiani (accusative nominative singular)
Brittiläisen Kolumbiani (accusative genitive singular)
Brittiläisen Kolumbiani (genitive singular)
Brittiläistä Kolumbiaani (partitive singular)
Brittiläisessä Kolumbiassani (inessive singular)
Brittiläisestä Kolumbiastani (elative singular)
Brittiläiseen Kolumbiaani (illative singular)
Brittiläisellä Kolumbiallani (adessive singular)
Brittiläiseltä Kolumbialtani (ablative singular)
Brittiläiselle Kolumbialleni (allative singular)
Brittiläisenä Kolumbianani (essive singular)
Brittiläiseksi Kolumbiakseni (singular translative)
Brittiläisettä Kolumbiattani (abessive singular)
Brittiläinen Kolumbiasi (nominative singular)
Brittiläinen Kolumbiasi (accusative nominative singular)
Brittiläisen Kolumbiasi (accusative genitive singular)
Brittiläisen Kolumbiasi (genitive singular)
Brittiläistä Kolumbiaasi (partitive singular)
Brittiläisessä Kolumbiassasi (inessive singular)
Brittiläisestä Kolumbiastasi (elative singular)
Brittiläiseen Kolumbiaasi (illative singular)
Brittiläisellä Kolumbiallasi (adessive singular)
Brittiläiseltä Kolumbialtasi (ablative singular)
Brittiläiselle Kolumbiallesi (allative singular)
Brittiläisenä Kolumbianasi (essive singular)
Brittiläiseksi Kolumbiaksesi (singular translative)
Brittiläisettä Kolumbiattasi (abessive singular)
Brittiläinen Kolumbiamme (nominative singular)
Brittiläinen Kolumbiamme (accusative nominative singular)
Brittiläisen Kolumbiamme (accusative genitive singular)
Brittiläisen Kolumbiamme (genitive singular)
Brittiläistä Kolumbiaamme (partitive singular)
Brittiläisessä Kolumbiassamme (inessive singular)
Brittiläisestä Kolumbiastamme (elative singular)
Brittiläiseen Kolumbiaamme (illative singular)
Brittiläisellä Kolumbiallamme (adessive singular)
Brittiläiseltä Kolumbialtamme (ablative singular)
Brittiläiselle Kolumbiallemme (allative singular)
Brittiläisenä Kolumbianamme (essive singular)
Brittiläiseksi Kolumbiaksemme (singular translative)
Brittiläisettä Kolumbiattamme (abessive singular)
Brittiläinen Kolumbianne (nominative singular)
Brittiläinen Kolumbianne (accusative nominative singular)
Brittiläisen Kolumbianne (accusative genitive singular)
Brittiläisen Kolumbianne (genitive singular)
Brittiläistä Kolumbiaanne (partitive singular)
Brittiläisessä Kolumbiassanne (inessive singular)
Brittiläisestä Kolumbiastanne (elative singular)
Brittiläiseen Kolumbiaanne (illative singular)
Brittiläisellä Kolumbiallanne (adessive singular)
Brittiläiseltä Kolumbialtanne (ablative singular)
Brittiläiselle Kolumbiallenne (allative singular)
Brittiläisenä Kolumbiananne (essive singular)
Brittiläiseksi Kolumbiaksenne (singular translative)
Brittiläisettä Kolumbiattanne (abessive singular)
Brittiläinen Kolumbiansa (nominative singular)
Brittiläinen Kolumbiansa (accusative nominative singular)
Brittiläisen Kolumbiansa (accusative genitive singular)
Brittiläisen Kolumbiansa (genitive singular)
Brittiläistä Kolumbiaansa (partitive singular)
Brittiläisessä Kolumbiassaan (inessive singular)
Brittiläisessä Kolumbiassansa (inessive singular)
Brittiläisestä Kolumbiastaan (elative singular)
Brittiläisestä Kolumbiastansa (elative singular)
Brittiläiseen Kolumbiaansa (illative singular)
Brittiläisellä Kolumbiallaan (adessive singular)
Brittiläisellä Kolumbiallansa (adessive singular)
Brittiläiseltä Kolumbialtaan (ablative singular)
Brittiläiseltä Kolumbialtansa (ablative singular)
Brittiläiselle Kolumbialleen (allative singular)
Brittiläiselle Kolumbiallensa (allative singular)
Brittiläisenä Kolumbianaan (essive singular)
Brittiläisenä Kolumbianansa (essive singular)
Brittiläiseksi Kolumbiakseen (singular translative)
Brittiläiseksi Kolumbiaksensa (singular translative)
Brittiläisettä Kolumbiattaan (abessive singular)
Brittiläisettä Kolumbiattansa (abessive singular)


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)”)


Mount Pleasant

A neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia.


Sandy Hook

A neighbourhood of Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada.


Fairview

The name of many places around the world.

A neighbourhood in west Vancouver, British Columbia.


雲高華

/yn³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/

/wɐn²¹ kou̯⁵⁵ waː²¹/

/yn³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/

/wɐn²¹ kou̯⁵⁵ waː²¹/

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


Strathcona

1897, srath + Coe (modern strath), a variant of Glencoe, invented in Canada to avoid the negative associations with the Massacre of Glencoe (1692), created as an aristocratic title for Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal. Other uses derive from places named after Smith.


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˥˩/


Port Royal

From port + royal.
* (Jamaica): Calque of Spanish Puerto Real
* (Annapolis, South Carolina): Calque of French Port-Royal
* (Virginia): From the name of a local landowning family, the Roy family.

A neighbourhood of Queensborough, New Westminster, British Columbia.


Port-Royal

English: Port Royal

From port + royal.
* (Jamaica): Calque of Spanish Puerto Real

Port Royal (a neighbourhood of Queensborough, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada)


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)


Brocklehurst

A neighbourhood of Kamloops, 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)”).


Killarney

A neighbourhood in East Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.


James Bay

en:James Bay (disambiguation)
en:James Douglas (governor)
en:Thomas James (sea captain)

James + bay;
* (Arctic Ocean): Named after Thomas James, who explored the region in the 1630s
* (Vancouver Island): Named after James Douglas, Governor General of the crown colony of British Columbia

A neighbourhood of Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, named after the inlet


Oaklands

A neighbourhood of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.


Sapperton

A neighbourhood of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.


Creekside

Creekside Village
Creekside Village#English

Ellipsis of Creekside Village.; A neighbourhood of Creekside district, Whistler-Blackcomb, Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada


브리티시컬럼비아

[pɯɾitʰiɕʰikʰʌ̹ɭɭʌ̹mbia̠]

[~주(州)] British Columbia (a province of 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)”).


ビーシー州

ja-pos

ビーシー州(しゅう) • (Bī-shī-shū)

ビーシー州 (canonical)
Bī-shī-shū (romanization)

[bʲiːɕiːɕɨː]

(dated) BC, British Columbia (a province of Canada)


Ardmore

From Irish Ard Mór (or Aird Mhór) and Scottish Gaelic Aird Mhòr, meaning "great height". See further Old Irish - and Old Irish -.

A neighbourhood in North Saanich, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.


Sumas Prairie

From the former Sumas Lake, which occupied the region until it was drained. From being a flatland prairie.

City of Abbottsford
City of Abbottsford#English

District of Sumas
District of Sumas#English

A district of the City of Abbottsford, British Columbia, Canada, the former District of Sumas, which was amalgamated into the city region.


Sumas

From Halkomelem Semá:th, from semá:th (“big level opening”), for the lowland area surrounding Sumas Lake.

City of Abbotsford
City of Abbotsford#English

A district of the City of Abbotsford, Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada


Big Burn

(historical) The Great Fire of 1910, a wildfire in the Inland Northwest region of the United States that burned three million acres in North Idaho and Western Montana, with extensions into Eastern Washington and Southeast British Columbia, in the summer of 1910.


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/

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


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.


Dufferin

The New Brunswick parish is named after British politician Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826 - 1902), as is the rural municipality in Manitoba, and probably the other places in Canada.

A neighbourhood of Kamloops, British Columbia.


ប៊្រីឌធីស កូឡុំប៊ី

km-proper noun

ប៊្រីឌធីស កូឡុំប៊ី • (priitthiih koulombii)


វែនឃូវើ

វែនឃូវើ • (vɛɛnkhuuvəə)

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


Kitsilano

Named by Charles Hill-Trout, from an Anglicization of the Squamish X̱ats'alanexw, a personal name, after August Jack Khatsahlano.

A neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.


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)


Британська Колумбія

uk-proper noun

Брита́нська<+> Колу́мбія<sg>

Брита́нська Колу́мбія • (Brytánsʹka Kolúmbija) f inan (genitive Брита́нської Колу́мбії, uncountable)

Брита́нська Колу́мбія (canonical)
Brytánsʹka Kolúmbija (romanization)
Брита́нської Колу́мбії (genitive)
Брита́нська Колу́мбія (nominative singular)
Брита́нської Колу́мбії (genitive singular)
Брита́нській Колу́мбії (dative singular)
Брита́нську Колу́мбію (accusative singular)
Брита́нською Колу́мбією (instrumental singular)
Брита́нській Колу́мбії (locative singular)
Брита́нська Колу́мбіє (singular vocative)

uk-ndecl

Брита́нська<+> Колу́мбія<sg>

uk:Британська Колумбія


Uplands

A neighbourhood in Oak Bay municipality, near Victoria, British Columbia.


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)


Junuary

The Toronto Mail calls it “Juneuary” [so]uther.

1902 June 30, “Current Topics”, in The Hamilton Spectator, volume LV, number 151, Hamilton, Ont., page 4, column 2:

While commiserating with a fellow North Islander the other day I heard a great word used to describe the wild and wooly weather we've been having: Juneuary.

2000 June 21, Karen Stewart, “Weather you like it or not”, in North Island Gazette, Vancouver Island, page 9:

A year ago we went straight from "Junuary" into a similarly drenched July, but this year we've already hit the spray parks, the outdoor pools and had picnics at the park.

2012, Clare Adams, "Summer means outdoors", The Now (Coquitlam, BC), 25 July 2012, page A12

(British Columbia, Northwestern US, humorous) A June with cool, rainy weather, typical of the Pacific Northwest climate.

Said A., “Such weather, sir, as this / Proves that they’ve named the month amiss.” / “Just so,” said B.—the wretch, how dare he?— / “It should be known as June'''-uary!”

1888 January 19, “Fair-Weather Waggery”, in The Cambria Daily Leader: The Pioneer of the Welsh Daily Press, number 5,111, Swansea, West Glamorgan, page [4], column 3:

A veteran gardener of this city, complaining of the warm weather, thinks next month will be called June-uary.

1894 December 11, “Our Picayunes”, in The Daily Picayune, volume LVIII, number 320, New Orleans, La.: Nicholson & Co., page 4, column 1:

In 1995, the Almanac nailed a surprise January heat wave – christened "Juneuary" – in the Northeast.

2008 August 28, “Getting a chill from the Almanac”, in Sun Journal, Lewiston, ME, page A8:

(Canada, US, humorous) An unseasonably warm and sunny January.


gym strip

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-gym strip.wav

First attested in a 1952 article in the Victoria Daily Times. Used primarily in Victoria-area papers through the 1960s.

But finally, finally the bell rang at two thirty and she could grab her gym strip — that is, her shorts and t-shirt — and head to the change rooms.

2001, Sandra Diersch, Home Court Advantage, page 53:

I unlock my tote box and reach for my gym strip. I grab my stuff and head for a toilet cubicle to change. I hate gym days. Gym class ruins a perfectly good Friday.

Before I forget, I take my gym strip into the laundry room off the kitchen and toss my t-shirt, shorts and socks in the washing machine.

2016, Rosalyn Marie Francis, Math Troubles, page 15:

(British Columbia) A set of clothing (generally a T-shirt and shorts) brought to school to wear during gym class.

Victoria Daily Times
Victoria, British Columbia


Britská Kolumbia

Britská Kolumbia (nominative singular-only)
Britskej Kolumbie (genitive singular-only)
Britskej Kolumbii (dative singular-only)
Britskú Kolumbiu (accusative singular-only)
Britskej Kolumbii (locative singular-only)
Britskou Kolumbiou (instrumental singular-only)