British Columbia

noun

1. a province in western Canada on the Pacific coast. 366,255 square miles (948,600 square kilometers). : Victoria.

British Columbia

noun

1. a province of W Canada, on the Pacific coast: largely mountainous with extensive forests, rich mineral resources, and important fisheries. Capital: Victoria. Pop: 4 196 383 (2004 est). Area: 930 532 sq km (359 279 sq miles) BC

British Columbia

1. Province in western Canada , bordered by Alberta to the east; Montana , Idaho , and Washington to the south; the Pacific Ocean to the west; and the Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories to the north.

Other Words From

• British Columbian noun

Example Sentences

Last week, a teenager in British Columbia was infected with a different genotype of the H5N1 than what has been circulating in the U.S.

From Salon

For the work, Geralda Armstrong and colleagues traveled throughout British Columbia sampling hazelnuts from forests that surround the archeological remains of Indigenous village complexes.

From Science Magazine

Available studies suggest there’s been a steady increase for more than a decade in the use of mental health legislation being used to detain people in Québec, Ontario and British Columbia.

From Salon

But a new case in a British Columbia teenager has experts worried.

From Los Angeles Times

British Columbia sits on its own supply of uranium but has not allowed any nuclear plants or uranium mines to operate in the province since 1980.

From BBC