Definition of George vancouver

1. Noun. English navigator remembered for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798).

Exact synonyms: Vancouver
Generic synonyms: Navigator

Lexicographical Neighbors of George Vancouver

George Orwell
George Otto Trevelyan
George Paget Thomson
George Percy Aldridge Grainger
George Pitt
George S. Kaufman
George Sand
George Segal
George Simon Kaufman
George Stephenson
George Stevens
George Szell
George Town
George V
George VI
George Vancouver
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush
George Washington
George Washington Bridge
George Washington Carver
George Washington Goethals
George Wells Beadle
George Westinghouse
George William Russell
George du Maurier
Georges Bizet
Georges Braque
Georges Clemenceau
Georges Cuvier

Literary usage of George vancouver

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Vancouver's Discovery of Puget Sound: Portraits and Biographies of the Men by Edmond Stephen Meany (1907)
"... PUGET SOUND CHAPTER II BIOGRAPHY OF VANCOUVER george vancouver is one of those characters whose lives are crowded with achievements, the record of which ..."

2. Papers Relating to the Treaty of Washington by United States Dept. of State, Geneva Arbitration Tribunal (1872)
"Extract from the Instruction» to Commander george vancouver, by the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain ami Ireland ..."

3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1841)
"george vancouver, RN Baron Bolton, of Bolton Castle, in 1797. ... Page 447) was recorded the death of Captain george vancouver of the Royal Navy. ..."

4. All the Voyages Round the World: From the First by Magellan, in 1520, to by John Galt (1844)
"... and in the presence of george vancouver, commander of the said sloop, Lieutenant Peter Puget, commander of his said majesty's armed tender the Chatham, ..."

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