Van·couver (van ko̵̅o̅′vər)

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. 514,000 (met. area, 1,832,000)
3. seaport in SW Wash., on the Columbia River, opposite Portland, Oreg.: pop. 144,000
4. mountain of the St. Elias Range, on the Alaska-Yukon border: 15,700 ft (4,785 m)

Etymology: after Capt. George Vancouver (1757-98), Brit explorer