Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (3)
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;
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