(NZ, humorous) Australia; an island lying to the west of New Zealand.
(NZ, humorous) Australia; an island lying to the west of New Zealand.
Since then she has had a luminary career as writer, mentor, writing teacher and political activist in West Island. She has even gone so far as to take dual New Zealand/Australian citizenship, which I like to rib her about
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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Western Taiwan.
Canadian informal shorthand for West Vancouver, the affluent residential municipality on the North Shore of metro Vancouver, British Columbia. 'West Van' is used naturally by locals and is understood in contrast to 'North Van' (North Vancouver). The abbreviated form signals local familiarity and is completely standard in everyday casual conversation among Vancouver-area residents. Known for its expensive real estate and North Shore mountain access.
, part of the West Coast region.
West Van is a clipped, informal Canadian nickname for West Vancouver, the affluent municipality on the north shore of Burrard Inlet in British Columbia. It's the kind of shorthand that locals use casually in conversation and that marks you as a British Columbian. West Vancouver is generally associated with high property values and a wealthy residential demographic, so the nickname can carry a faint class connotation depending on how it's used. Primarily conversational and informal; not typically used in official or formal contexts.
; a region of the Island of Montreal composed of the cities and boroughs on the western portion of the island, and some neighbouring islands of that region; generally lying to the west of Autoroute 13.
Since then she has had a luminary career as writer, mentor, writing teacher and political activist in West Island. She has even gone so far as to take dual New Zealand/Australian citizenship, which I like to rib her about