Vancouver Island

English

Etymology

Named after English explorer George Vancouver.

Proper noun

Vancouver Island

1. A large island off the southwest coast of British Columbia, Canada.
   • 2022, Emily St. John Mandel, Sea of Tranquility, Picador, pages 22-23:

     The inlets and coves and little islands are on their starboard side, and just beyond them rises the immensity of Vancouver Island, its forests ascending into mountains whose summits are lost in low cloud.

Derived terms

• Vancouver Islander

Translations

island off coast of British Columbia

• Bengali: ভ্যানকুভার জিঞ্জিরা (bhaenkubhar jiñzira)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 溫哥華島／温哥华岛 (wan¹ go¹ waa⁴ dou²)

  Mandarin: 溫哥華島／温哥华岛 (zh) (Wēngēhuá Dǎo)

• French: Île de Vancouver