vancouver

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsGeorge Vancouver

   Broadernavigator
2. 2.

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

   Broadertown

   Part ofWashington
3. 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

   Broadercityport

   Part ofBritish Columbia

Other forms of vancouver

plural

vancouvers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about vancouver

What does vancouver mean?

vancouver means "English navigator remembered for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in vancouver?

vancouver has 3 syllables: van-cou-ver. The stress falls on "cou". In IPA it is /vænˈkuvɚ/.

What is another word for vancouver?

Close synonyms include George Vancouver. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is vancouver a common word?

vancouver is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.