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Overview of noun british_columbia

The noun british Columbia1.) Columbia, Columbia River -- (a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring)

2.) Columbia -- (a town in west central Tennessee)

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• British Columbia1.) Columbia, Columbia River -- (a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring)
  2.) Columbia -- (a town in west central Tennessee)
  Columbia -- (a Province1.) State, province -- (the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south")
  2.) Province, responsibility -- (the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself")
  province in Western1.) Western, horse opera -- (a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development)
  2.) Western, western sandwich -- (a sandwich made from a western omelet)
  western Canada)

Related Terms - "British Columbia"

Meaning 1 of British ColumbiaBritish Columbia Canadian province REFRENCED BY

• Alberta1.) Alberta -- (one of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals)
  Alberta - One of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals

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• British Columbia1.) British Columbia -- (a province in western Canada)
  British Columbia - A province in western Canada

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• Manitoba1.) Manitoba -- (one of the three prairie provinces in central Canada)
  Manitoba - One of the three prairie provinces in central Canada

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• New Brunswick1.) New Brunswick -- (a university town in central New Jersey)
  2.) New Brunswick -- (a province in southeastern Canada)
  New Brunswick - A university town in central New Jersey

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• Newfoundland and Labrador1.) Newfoundland and Labrador -- (a Canadian province on the island of Newfoundland and on the mainland along the coast of the Labrador Sea; became Canada's 10th province in 1949)
  Newfoundland and Labrador - A Canadian province on the island of Newfoundland and on the mainland along the coast of the Labrador Sea; became Canada's 10th province in 1949

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• Nova Scotia1.) Nova Scotia -- (a peninsula in eastern Canada between the Bay of Fundy and the Saint Lawrence River)
  2.) Nova Scotia -- (the Canadian province in the Maritimes consisting of the Nova Scotia peninsula and Cape Breton Island; French settlers who called the area Acadia were exiled to Louisiana by the British in the 1750s and their descendants are know as Cajuns)
  Nova Scotia - A peninsula in eastern Canada between the Bay of Fundy and the Saint Lawrence River

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• Ontario1.) Lake Ontario, Ontario -- (the smallest of the Great Lakes)
  2.) Ontario -- (a prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada)
  Ontario - The smallest of the Great Lakes

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• Prince Edward Island1.) Prince Edward Island -- (an island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; the smallest province of Canada)
  Prince Edward Island - An island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; the smallest province of Canada

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• Quebec1.) Quebec, Quebec City -- (the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River)
  2.) Quebec -- (the largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British)
  Quebec - The French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River

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• Saskatchewan1.) Saskatchewan -- (one of the three prairie provinces in west central Canada; "vast fields of wheat grow on Saskatchewan's prairies")
  Saskatchewan - One of the three prairie provinces in west central Canada; "vast fields of wheat grow on Saskatchewan's prairies"