English

Proper noun

Vancouver

1. A family name.
2. A large city and seaport in British Columbia, Canada
3. A city in the state of Washington, USA.
4. A mountain between Alaska and Canada in the Saint Elias Mountains.
5. Vancouver reference style

Synonyms

• (Canadian city): Hollywood North (informal), Hongcouver (informal, somewhat derogatory), Lotusland (informal), No Fun City (informal, usually pejorative), Raincouver (informal), Vangroovy (informal).

Derived terms

Translations

References

• The True Meaning of Vancouver, Joseph Jones, Vancouver Sun, 1994-12-31, which in turn cites Woordenboek der Noord — en Zuidnederlandse plaatsnamen

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from English Vancouver.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vɐ̃.ˈku.veʁ/

Proper noun

Vancouver m f

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