Vancouverism

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noun

An urban planning and architectural phenomenon in Vancouver, British Columbia, characterized by a large residential population living in the city center with mixed-use developments.

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Meanings

nounVancouverism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableurban studiesAn urban planning and architectural phenomenon in Vancouver, British Columbia, characterized by a large residential population living in the city center with mixed-use developments.

    Local aesthetic and cultural considerations, one of Vancouverism’s calling cards [...], were also a major component of planning for the Emirate.

    2020, Davide Ponzini, quoting Khirfan and Jaffer, Transnational Architecture and Urbanism, Routledge, →ISBN

Origin

From Vancouver + -ism.

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APA

Vancouverism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vancouverism

MLA

“Vancouverism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vancouverism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vancouverism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vancouverism.

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