Vancouver — Skyline von Vancouver … Deutsch Wikipedia
VANCOUVER — VANCOUVER, city in British Columbia and largest in Western Canada, with a population of nearly 2 million in 2001, including a Jewish community of 22,590. Jewish life in Vancouver began in the early 1880s, when a small number of pioneers arrived… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Vancouver — • Archdiocese; includes that part of the mainland of the Province of British Columbia south of 54 ° N. lat. and west of the Straits of Georgia, together with the Queen Charlotte Islands Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Vancouver … Catholic encyclopedia
Vancouver — princ. port et métropole de l ouest du Canada (Colombie Britannique), sur une presqu île du Pacifique, entre un fjord et l embouchure du Fraser, en face de l île de Vancouver; 431 150 hab. (aggl. 1 400 000 hab.). Grand centre industr. et comm.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Vancouver — Vancouver, WA U.S. city in Washington Population (2000): 143560 Housing Units (2000): 60039 Land area (2000): 42.793512 sq. miles (110.834683 sq. km) Water area (2000): 3.340665 sq. miles (8.652282 sq. km) Total area (2000): 46.134177 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Vancouver, WA — U.S. city in Washington Population (2000): 143560 Housing Units (2000): 60039 Land area (2000): 42.793512 sq. miles (110.834683 sq. km) Water area (2000): 3.340665 sq. miles (8.652282 sq. km) Total area (2000): 46.134177 sq. miles (119.486965 sq … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Vancouver [1] — Vancouver (spr. wän kūwer, früher auch Quadra), Insel an der Westküste des britischen Nordamerika (s. Karte bei »Kanada«), zur kanad. Provinz Britisch Columbia gehörig, zwischen 48°19 –50°57 nördl. Br., vom kanadischen Festland getrennt durch den … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Vancouver [2] — Vancouver (Port Moody), Hauptstadt der kanad. Provinz Britisch Columbia, an der Mündung des Burrard Inlet in den Georgiasund, der Stadt Nanaimo auf der Insel Vancouver gegenüber, Endpunkt der Kanadischen Pacificbahn und einer Verbindungslinie der … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Vancouver — Canadian city, settled 1865, named for the island, which was named for English navigator George Vancouver (1757 1798) who sailed with Capt. Cook and surveyed the Pacific coast in this area in 1792 … Etymology dictionary
Vancouver — [van ko͞o′vər] [after Capt. George Vancouver (1757 98), Brit explorer] 1. island of British Columbia, Canada, off the SW coast: 12,408 sq mi (32,137 sq km) 2. seaport in SW British Columbia, opposite this island, on the Strait of Georgia: pop.… … English World dictionary