Vancouver
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 温哥华（加拿大主要港市）
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 借自 ←荷兰语 van Coevorden
- 源自 ←荷兰语
词源说明
The family name is from the Dutch place name Coevorden (“the place where cows ford the river”) via the Dutch family name van Coevorden (“a person from Coevorden”). The place names are derived from the family name, being named after George Vancouver, an English explorer who charted the northwestern Pacific coast of North America in a 1791–1794 expedition.
释义（英文）
专有名词 Proper noun
- A surname.
- A seaport, the largest city in British Columbia, Canada.
- A large island of British Columbia, Canada.
- A river