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Meaning of Vancouver Island | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A large island off the southwest coast of British Columbia, Canada.

Equivalents

Suomi Vancouverinsaari

Français Île de Vancouver

Examples

“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.”

“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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Vancouver Island marmot Vancouver Islander Vancouver Special Vancouverism Vancouverite Vancura