British Columbia en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɹɪt.ɪʃ kəˈlʌm.bi.ə/ (UK)
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Etymology
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.
Meanings
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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:
Deriveds
Coast of British Columbia · Interior of British Columbia · British Columbia Coast · British Columbian · British Columbia Interior · British California
Synonyms
Translations (57)
ga an Cholóim Bhriotanach (province of Canada) · fi Brittiläinen Kolumbia (province of Canada) · it Columbia Britannica (province of Canada) · lv Britu Kolumbija (province of Canada) · cmn 不列顛哥倫比亞 /不列颠哥伦比亚 (province of Canada) · yue 不列顛哥倫比亞 /不列颠哥伦比亚 (province of Canada) · la Columbia Britannica (province of Canada) · sh Британска Колумбија (province of Canada) · sk Britská Kolumbia (province of Canada) · tr Britanya Kolumbiyası (province of Canada) · fr Colombie-Britannique (province of Canada) · be Брытанская Калумбія (province of Canada) · hy Բրիտանական Կոլումբիա (province of Canada) · hi ब्रिटिश कोलंबिया (province of Canada) · de Britisch-Kolumbien (province of Canada) · uk Британська Колумбія (province of Canada) · cmn 英屬哥倫比亞 /英属哥伦比亚 (province of Canada) · nl Brits-Columbia (province of Canada) · yue 卑詩 /卑诗 (province of Canada) · oc Colómbia Britanica (province of Canada) · bn বিলাতী কলম্বিয়া (province of Canada) · pl Kolumbia Brytyjska (province of Canada) · ka ბრიტანეთის კოლუმბია (province of Canada) · sh Britanska Kolumbija (province of Canada) · he קולומביה הבריטית (province of Canada) · sv British Columbia (province of Canada) · km ប៊្រីឌធីស កូឡុំប៊ី (province of Canada) · ca Colúmbia Britànica (province of Canada) · et Briti Columbia (province of Canada) · ja ブリティッシュ・コロンビア (province of Canada) · cs Britská Kolumbie (province of Canada) · ja 英領コロンビア (province of Canada) · da Britisk Columbia (province of Canada) · nrf Colombie Britannique (province of Canada) · mk Британска Колумбија (province of Canada) · yue 英屬哥倫比亞 /英属哥伦比亚 (province of Canada) · fa بریتیش کلمبیا (province of Canada) · bg Брита́нска Колу́мбия (province of Canada) · eo Brita Kolumbio (province of Canada) · ko 브리티시컬럼비아 (province of Canada) · sl Británska Kolúmbija (province of Canada) · de British Columbia (province of Canada) · ur برٹش کولمبیا (province of Canada) · hu Brit Columbia (province of Canada) · es Columbia Británica (province of Canada) · pt Colúmbia Britânica (province of Canada) · ar كُولُومْبِيَا اَلْبِرِيطَانِيَّة (province of Canada) · haw Kolumepia Pelekania (province of Canada) · nb Britisk Columbia (province of Canada) · nn Britisk Columbia (province of Canada) · ro Columbia Britanică (province of Canada) · lt Britų Kolumbija (province of Canada) · ru Брита́нская Колу́мбия (province of Canada) · af Brits-Columbië (province of Canada) · gl Columbia Británica (province of Canada) · mn Бритиш Коламбиа (province of Canada) · el Βρετανική Κολομβία (province of Canada)