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English
Etymology
The family name is from the D. place name Coevorden ("the place where cows ford the river") via the Dutch family name van Coevorden ("a person from Coevorden"). The place names are derived from the family name, being named after people with that family name.
References
The True Meaning of Vancouver, Joseph Jones, Vancouver Sun, 1994-12-31, which in turn cites Woordenboek der Noord — en Zuidnederlandse plaatsnamen
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-Vancouver.ogg|Vancouver (US)
audio|Ca-en-vancouver.ogg|Vancouver (Canadian)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�v�(r)|-u�v�(r)
Proper noun
en-proper noun
- A family name.
- A large island off the coast of British Columbia, Canada.
- A large city and seaport in British Columbia, Canada
- A city in the State of Washington, USA.
- A mountain between Alaska and Canada in the Saint Elias Mountains.
Derived terms
Vancouverite
Translations
Bulgarian: �анк�в�� (Vankúv�r) m
Chinese: 温�� / 溫�� (W�ng�huá)
Danish: Vancouver
Dutch: Vancouver
French: Vancouver
German: Vancouver
Japanese: �������� (Vankūv�), ������ (Bankūb�)
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Norwegian: Vancouver
Persian: FAchar|��ک��ر� بر�ت�ش ک��ب�ا (Vankuver, British Kolombia)
Polish: Vancouver
Portuguese: Vancouver
Russian: �анк�ве� (Vankúver) m
Spanish: Vancouver
Swedish: Vancouver
Vietnamese: Vancouver
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