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Burnaby

 
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A city of southwest British Columbia, Canada, a suburb of Vancouver. Population: 203,000.

 

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District municipality (pop., 2001: 193,954), southwestern British Columbia, Canada. The settlement developed along with Vancouver in the late 19th century and is now an eastern suburb of that city. It is one of the province's chief commercial and industrial centres, with important trucking, warehousing, and petroleum-distribution facilities.

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Burnaby (bûr'nəbē), city (1991 pop. 158,858), eastern suburb of Vancouver, SW B.C., Canada. A transportation, industrial, and distribution center, its products include steel, trucks, telecommunications and electronic equipment, lumber, and processed fish. Named for local businessman Robert Burnaby (1828-78), the city began as a residential community for Vancouver. Simon Fraser Univ. is located there.

 
 

 

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