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west van

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables
west- -van
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

West Vancouver (a city in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada, north of Vancouver, west of North Vancouver, on the north shore of the Fraser River delta)

Canadian usage; Informal

Etymology

Abbreviation of West Vancouver.

Usage

Phrases

East Van North Van South Van

Frequently Paired Words

Van East Van North Van South Van

Questions

What does west van mean?
West Vancouver (a city in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada, north of Vancouver, west of North Vancouver, on the north shore of the Fraser River delta)
Where does west van come from?
Abbreviation of West Vancouver.

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