Citations:Vancouverish
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English citations of Vancouverish
Adjective: "characteristic of or resembling the city of Vancouver, British Columbia"
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- 1993 — F. M. Christensen, Space-Like Time: Consequences of, Alternatives to, and Arguments Regarding the Theory That Time Is Like Space, University of Toronto Press (1993), →ISBN, page 105:
- […] "presently" it has certain Endmontonish urban characteristics, but "later on" it "will be" more distinctly Vancouverish — and "shortly thereafter" it "will become" decidedly watery.
- 2002 — Gary Shteyngart, The Russian Debutante's Handbook, Riverhead Books (2002), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
- His DeutscheBank account did contain around fifty thousand dollars—his commission from the Harold Green scam—which would last him awhile in someplace Vancouverish.
- 2003 — Emily Hall, "Seven Stars Pepper", The Stranger, October 16-October 22, 2003 issue:
- Not only because the food is amazing, but because the amazing food somehow makes this city seem like a bigger, better, more interesting place (the restaurant's location on the second floor of the Ding How shopping center also feels somewhat Vancouverish).
- 2006 — Sheila Gostick, "Lost in the thick of it", Now, November 30-December 7, 2006 issue:
- Foggy nights used to be a rarity [in Toronto], but a Vancouverish fall has produced several.
- 2009 — Ethan Rogol, Tropical Immersion: A Year in Costa Rica and Beyond, iUniverse (2010), →ISBN, page 162:
- Quito has a Vancouverish vibe in general, but combined with a cold, dry, Aspen, ski-town feel.