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British Columbia

UK/ˈbɹɪt.ɪʃ kəˈlʌm.bi.ə/

British Columbia proper noun: a province in western Canada. Capital: Victoria. Largest city: Vancouver.

Proper noun

British Columbia

  1. A province in western Canada. Capital: Victoria. Largest city: Vancouver.
    • In that year [1871] British Columbia decided to become part of the Dominion of Canada, on condition that a transcontinental railway should be completed without delay.1954 February, Trevor Holloway, “Canada's Transcontinental Routes”, in Railway Magazine, pages 127-128
    Synonyms:
    BC, B.C., B. C.

British Columbia meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Arabic

British Columbia in Hindi

province of Canada
ब्रिटिश कोलंबिया briṭiś kolambiyā

British Columbia in Urdu

province of Canada
برٹش کولمبیا briṭiś kolambiyā

British Columbia in Bengali

province of Canada
বিলাতী কলম্বিয়া bilati kolombiẏa

British Columbia in Arabic

province of Canada
كُولُومْبِيَا اَلْبِرِيطَانِيَّة kulumbiyā l-biriṭāniyya
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British Columbia in Persian
بریتیش کلمبیا

Synonyms of British Columbia

Origin of British Columbia

A name given by Queen Victoria when it became a British colony in 1858, referring to the Columbia District, a territory drained by the Columbia River.

Words formed from British Columbia

Questions about British Columbia

What does British Columbia mean?
British Columbia means a province in western Canada. Capital: Victoria. Largest city: Vancouver.
What is British Columbia in Hindi?
British Columbia in Hindi is ब्रिटिश कोलंबिया (briṭiś kolambiyā). See British Columbia meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is British Columbia?
British Columbia is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce British Columbia?
British Columbia is pronounced /ˈbɹɪt.ɪʃ kəˈlʌm.bi.ə/ (UK).

Words near British Columbia in the dictionary

  1. British Blues
  2. British bulldog
  3. British bulldogs
  4. British California
  5. British Central Africa
  6. British Columbia
  7. British Columbia Coast
  8. British Columbia Interior
  9. British Columbian
  10. British Columbians
  11. British Commonwealth

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