Definition of British Columbia in English:
British Columbia
proper nounˌbrɪtɪʃ kəˈlʌmbɪəˌbrɪdɪʃ kəˈləmbiə
A province on the west coast of Canada; population 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.
Definition of British Columbia in US English:
British Columbia
proper nounˌbrɪdɪʃ kəˈləmbiəˌbridiSH kəˈləmbēə
A province on the western coast of Canada; population 4,113,487 (2006); capital, Victoria. Formed in 1866 by the union of Vancouver Island and the mainland area, then called New Caledonia, the province includes the Queen Charlotte Islands.