1.
[syn: Vancouver, George Vancouver]
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;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Vancouver
n 1: English navigator remembered for his exploration of the
Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798) [syn:
Vancouver, George Vancouver]
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
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Vancouver, WA -- U.S. city in Washington
Population (2000): 143560
Housing Units (2000): 60039
Land area (2000): 42.793512 sq. miles (110.834683 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 3.340665 sq. miles (8.652282 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 46.134177 sq. miles (119.486965 sq. km)
FIPS code: 74060
Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location: 45.633743 N, 122.603011 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 98660 98661 98663 98664 98682 98686
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Vancouver, WA
Vancouver