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nanaimo

/nəˈnaɪmoʊ/

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What does nanaimo mean?

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  1. A city on the east coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
  2. A regional district on Vancouver Island, British Columbia; in full, the Regional District of Nanaimo.

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It is found sparsely scattered along the shores of the Sound and back in the forests also on open margins, where the soil is not too wet, and extends up the coast on Vancouver Island beyond Nanaimo.
John MuirSteep TrailsProject Gutenberg ebook #326