a province on the west coast of Canada; pop. 4,113,487 (2006); capital, Victoria. Formed in 1866 by the union of Vancouver Island (a former British colony) and the mainland area, then called New Caledonia, the province includes the Queen Charlotte Islands.
不列颠哥伦比亚(加拿大西海岸一个省;2006年人口4,113,487;首府维多利亚,1866年建立,由温哥华岛[原英国殖民地] 和大陆部分组成,当时名为新喀里多尼亚,该省还包括夏洛特皇后群岛)。