Nanaimo

[ nuh-nahy-moh ]

/ nəˈnaɪ moʊ /

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noun

a seaport in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, on the southeast coast of Vancouver Island, on the Strait of Georgia across from the port city of Vancouver on mainland British Columbia.

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Origin of Nanaimo

First recorded in 1820–30 as an ethnonym; an Anglicized spelling of Halkomelem Snuneymuxw

Words nearby Nanaimo

namu, Namur, Nan, nana, Nanai, Nanaimo, Nanaimo bar, Nanak, nana nap, Nana Sahib, Nanay

How to use Nanaimo in a sentence

The cookie borrows mostly from the Nanaimo bar, a Canadian classic I learned about from a family in Vancouver, not far from its namesake town.
These no-bake peppermint chocolate bars bring holiday cheer to your cookie plate|Edd Kimber|December 2, 2020|Washington Post
The large figure on the right reminds us of the human form of the petroglyph at Nanaimo.
The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley|Harlan Ingersoll Smith
We expect to reach Nanaimo early to-morrow morning where the ship will coal.
A Summer's Outing|Carter H. Harrison
The Nanoose 'inhabit the harbour and district of that name, which lies 50 miles north of Nanaimo.'
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1|Hubert Howe Bancroft

It has fine forests and valuable coal mines at Nanaimo and Wellington, which furnish fuel supplies along the Pacific coast.
America, Volume 6 (of 6)|Joel Cook
We were due at Nanaimo for the next concert and despite the storm we started and arrived safely Wednesday morning, March 8.
Sixty Years of California Song|Margaret Blake-Alverson