Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An island of southwest British Columbia, Canada, in the Pacific Ocean separated from the mainland by the Strait of Georgia and Queen Charlotte Strait. The Strait of Juan de Fuca flows between the southern end of the island and the coastline of northwest Washington.
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- proper noun A large island off the southwest coast of
British Columbia ,Canada .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an island off southwestern Canada (off the southwestern coast of British Columbia); the largest island off the west coast of North America
Etymologies
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Examples
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They had reached a point near what we now know as Vancouver Island when contrary winds drove them back and they put in at a harbour, now known as San Francisco, to repair the ship for the great voyage across the Pacific and home by the Cape of Good Hope.
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The second time was the charm for anti-HST organizers hoping to recall a Vancouver Island
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed SUNNY DHILLON 2010
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Glass-calm waters in Johnstone Strait make this glacier-carved waterway northeast of Vancouver Island a kayaking dream in spectacular wilderness scenery, plus perhaps a chance encounter with resident Orcas.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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The second time was the charm for anti-HST organizers hoping to recall a Vancouver Island
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed SUNNY DHILLON 2010
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You will be able to do so at once when I tell you that the indictment declared that I had called our club, "Vancouver Island," into being purely for purposes of party agitation.
The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I Gerhart Hauptmann 1904
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I’ve tracked down Laroque and Smith 1998b, Mountain hemlock growth dynamics on Vancouver Island, which is available online, but haven’t tracked down Laroque and Smith 1998a, High-elevation dendroclimatic records from Vancouver Island, which is a workshop presentation.
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Some people like to go winter camping in them while others escape to Canada's warmer spots, such as Vancouver Island, instead of heading to the American sun belt.
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"Hm, well, I happened to recall the Vancouver Island estate.
The Stars Are Also Fire Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1994
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"Hm, well, I happened to recall the Vancouver Island estate.
The Stars Are Also Fire Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1994
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Pleistocene ice sheets wiped out any native earthworms that may have lived in Canada, leaving North American species, in the family Megascolecidae, only in areas where glaciation was incomplete, such as Vancouver Island and the Richardson Mountains of the Yukon.
RoguePundit 2008
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