VANCOUVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Vancouver mean? 

• VANCOUVER (noun)
  The noun VANCOUVER has 3 senses:

1. English navigator remembered for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798)

2. a town in southwestern Washington on the Columbia River across from Portland, Oregon

3. 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

  Familiarity information: VANCOUVER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VANCOUVER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

English navigator remembered for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

George Vancouver; Vancouver

Instance hypernyms:

navigator (in earlier times, a person who explored by ship)

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:

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)

 Context examples 

A team led by Dr. Thomas Geisbert at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston, in collaboration with Tekmira Pharmaceuticals in Vancouver, Canada, have been developing therapies that can target specific strains of the Ebola virus.

(Lipid Nanoparticle Therapeutic Treats Ebola in Monkeys, NIH)

The Alliance for Lung Cancer Advocacy, Support and Education is a nonprofit organization based in Vancouver, Washington, founded to improve the quality of live of lung cancer patients through raising awareness of issues concerning lung cancer diagnosis and treatment; psychosocial support; and providing education.

(Alliance for Lung Cancer Advocacy Support and Education, NCI Thesaurus)