English Explanatory Dictionary

Hongcouver

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. Derogatory name for Vancouver: a major city in British Columbia, Canada.
name
  1. Alternative form of Hongcouver.

Word forms

Hongcouver

Etymology

Blend of Hong Kong + Vancouver, referring to the large-scale Chinese Canadian immigration to that city in the 1980s and 1990s, particularly from Hong Kong.

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