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Lower Mainland

Lower Mainland proper noun: a region in southwest British Columbia, Canada, including Vancouver and its outlying municipalities.

Proper noun

the Lower Mainland

  1. A region in southwest British Columbia, Canada, including Vancouver and its outlying municipalities.
    • The only other swingspans in the Lower Mainland straddle the Pitt River, the Fraser River at Annacis Island, and the middle arm of the Fraser River in Richmond.1999, Louisa Gradnitzer, Todd Pittson, X Marks The Spot: On Location With The X-Files, Arsenal Pulp Press, published 1999, →ISBN, page 169
    • The economy of the Lower Mainland, like other urban areas in Canada, is service-driven and the IT sector has done well.2008, Patrick Twomey, Working and Living in Canada, Cadogan Guides, published 2008, →ISBN, page 37

Questions about Lower Mainland

What does Lower Mainland mean?
Lower Mainland means a region in southwest British Columbia, Canada, including Vancouver and its outlying municipalities.
What part of speech is Lower Mainland?
Lower Mainland is a proper noun.

Words near Lower Mainland in the dictionary

  1. Lower Lusatia
  2. Lower Lusatian
  3. Lower Lydbrook
  4. Lower Macdonald
  5. Lower Magsaysay
  6. Lower Mainland
  7. Lower Makefield
  8. Lower Mangrove
  9. lower mantle
  10. Lower Marshes
  11. Lower Maton

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