Vancouver

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George, 1758–98, English explorer who charted the northwest Pacific coast of North America.
a seaport in southwestern mainland British Columbia, Canada, on the Strait of Georgia opposite Nanaimo on Vancouver Island.
a city in southwestern Washington State, on the Columbia River.
Mount Vancouver, a mountain on the boundary between Alaska and Canada, in the St. Elias Mountains. 15,700 feet (4,785 meters).

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Vancouver Island
an island of SW Canada, off the SW coast of British Columbia: separated from the Canadian mainland by the Strait of Georgia and Queen Charlotte Sound, and from the US mainland by Juan de Fuca Strait; the largest island off the W coast of North America. Chief town: Victoria. Pop: 706 243 (2001). Area: 32 137 sq km (12 408 sq miles)
a city in SW Canada, in SW British Columbia: Canada's chief Pacific port, named after Captain George Vancouver: university (1908). Pop: 545 671 (2001)
Mount Vancouver
a mountain on the border between Canada and Alaska, in the St Elias Mountains. Height: 4785 m (15 700 ft)

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Vancouver

City in southwestern British Columbia , Canada , on an arm of the Pacific Ocean .

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The city was named for George Vancouver, an English navigator and explorer.

Vancouver is a year-round tourist center.

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I’ve been to Vancouver before, and I was here for about a year, so I have a pretty good sense.

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The 36-day campaign ended on a sombre note as party leaders responded to the Saturday evening car ramming that killed 11 people in Vancouver.

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At least 11 people were killed after a suspected car ramming attack in the Canadian city of Vancouver on Saturday.

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Vancouver's Filipino community has been left in shock and mourning after a car ramming attack left 11 people dead on Saturday.

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A "number of people have been killed" after a car was driven into a crowd in the Canadian city of Vancouver, local police have said.

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