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Vancouver

/vænˈkuː.vɚ/
/væŋˈkuː.vɚ/

Rhymes with -uːvə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun Vancouvers

countable, uncountable A surname.
countable, uncountable A seaport, the largest city in British Columbia, Canada. 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.
countable, uncountable A large island of British Columbia, Canada.
countable, uncountable A river in southern British Columbia, Canada.
countable, uncountable A mountain between Alaska, United States and Yukon, Canada in the Saint Elias Mountains.
countable, uncountable A mountain straddling the Canterbury and the West Coast regions in the Southern Alps, on the South Island, New Zealand.
countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Clark County, Washington, United States. Washington’s first outpost of the California-born burger joint opened Wednesday after long anticipation and a few fake-outs (like the prank sign someone posted in Wallingford in June). Problem is, it’s located in Ridgefield, a suburb of Vancouver, Washington. […] Ridgefield is the 424th location.
countable, uncountable A lake in Clark County, Washington, United States.
attributive, countable, uncountable The Vancouver system of reference citation. The different fields in the 'style' file include the format of the in-text citations (Vancouver or Harvard style) […]
Similar: Hollywood North, Hongcouver, Lotusland, No Fun City, Raincouver, Vangroovy

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: wainwright, victoria, ottawa, turin, montréal, columbia, canada, irritation, whistler, city, fort, thunder, montreal, winnipeg, mtp, toronto

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name city

Español	Vancouver
한국어	밴쿠버 baenkubeo
日本語	ヴァンクーヴァー Vankūvā, バンクーバー Bankūbā
中文	溫哥華 /温哥华 Wēngēhuá
हिन्दी	वैंकूवर va͠ikūvar
Português	Vancouver
Français	Vancouver
Deutsch	Vancouver
Ελληνικά	Βανκούβερ Vankoúver, Βανκουβέριο Vankouvério
Română	Vancouver
Русский	Ванку́вер Vankúver
Tiếng Việt	Vancouver
العربية	فَانْكُوفَر fānkūfar
עברית	וַנְקוּבֶר vankuver

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Chicago

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@misc{vancouver_2026,
  title = {Vancouver},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vancouver},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}