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VANCOUVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A port city in southwestern British Columbia on an arm of the Pacific Ocean opposite Vancouver Island; Canada's chief Pacific port and third largest city
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Vancouver" is a part of...):
British Columbia (a province in western Canada)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A town in southwestern Washington on the Columbia River across from Portland, Oregon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Vancouver" is a part of...):
Evergreen State; WA; Wash.; Washington (a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific)
Sense 3
Meaning:
English navigator remembered for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798)
Synonyms:
George Vancouver; Vancouver
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
navigator (in earlier times, a person who explored by ship)
