"Vancouver Island" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Named after English explorer George Vancouver. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|explorer||||}} explorer, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|George Vancouver}} George Vancouver, {{named-after|en|George Vancouver|nat=English|occ=explorer|wplink==}} Named after English explorer George Vancouver Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Vancouver Island}} Vancouver Island
  1. A large island off the southwest coast of British Columbia, Canada. Wikipedia link: Vancouver Island Categories (place): Islands, Places in British Columbia, Places in Canada Derived forms: Vancouver Islander Translations (island off coast of British Columbia): ভ্যানকুভার জিঞ্জিরা (bhaenkubhar jiñzira) (Bengali), 溫哥華島 (Chinese Cantonese), 温哥华岛 (wan¹ go¹ waa⁴ dou²) (Chinese Cantonese), 溫哥華島 (Chinese Mandarin), 温哥华岛 (Wēngēhuá Dǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), Île de Vancouver (French)
    Sense id: en-Vancouver_Island-en-name-a0H03uCE Categories (other): Bengali terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, English entries with incorrect language header

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