Meanings
- A large island off the southwest coast of British Columbia, Canada.
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.
2022, Emily St. John Mandel, Sea of Tranquility, Picador, pages 22-231 more example
The hereditary chiefs of the Liǧʷiłdaxʷ nations on Vancouver Island have sent a scathing letter to the mayor and council of Campbell River, B.C., regarding their remarks on a proposal to restore the Indigenous names of three geographical areas.
2024 November 2, Maryse Zeidler, “Hereditary chiefs slam Vancouver Island city council for remarks on restoring Indigenous place names”, in CBC News
Origin
Named after English explorer George Vancouver.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali ভ্যানকুভার জিঞ্জিরা
- ভ্যানকুভার জিঞ্জিরা (bhaenkubhar jiñzira)island off coast of British Columbia
Chinese Cantonese 溫哥華島 /温哥华岛
- 溫哥華島 /温哥华岛 (wan¹ go¹ waa⁴ dou²)island off coast of British Columbia
Chinese Mandarin 溫哥華島 /温哥华岛
- 溫哥華島 /温哥华岛 (Wēngēhuá Dǎo)island off coast of British Columbia
Finnish Vancouverinsaari
- Vancouverinsaariisland off coast of British Columbia
French Île de Vancouver
- Île de Vancouverisland off coast of British Columbia
Polish Vancouver
- Vancouverisland off coast of British Columbia
Cite this entry
Vancouver Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vancouver%20Island
“Vancouver Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vancouver%20Island. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vancouver Island,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vancouver%20Island.
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