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Vancouverism

Vancouverism noun: an urban planning and architectural phenomenon in Vancouver, British Columbia, characterized by a large residential population living in the city center with mixed-use developments.

Noun

Vancouverism (uncountable)

  1. (urban studies) An urban planning and architectural phenomenon in Vancouver, British Columbia, characterized by a large residential population living in the city center with mixed-use developments.
    • Local aesthetic and cultural considerations, one of Vancouverism’s calling cards [...], were also a major component of planning for the Emirate.2020, Davide Ponzini, quoting Khirfan and Jaffer, Transnational Architecture and Urbanism, Routledge, →ISBN

Origin of Vancouverism

From Vancouver + -ism.

Questions about Vancouverism

What does Vancouverism mean?
Vancouverism means an urban planning and architectural phenomenon in Vancouver, British Columbia, characterized by a large residential population living in the city center with mixed-use developments.
What part of speech is Vancouverism?
Vancouverism is a noun.

Words near Vancouverism in the dictionary

  1. Vancouver Island marmots
  2. Vancouver Islander
  3. Vancouver Islanders
  4. Vancouver Special
  5. Vancouverish
  6. Vancouverism
  7. Vancouverite
  8. Vancouverites
  9. Vancouvers
  10. Vancura
  11. Vancuras

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