# Nanaimo

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /nəˈnaɪmoʊ/ · frequency rank #51,868

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From Halkomelem Snuneymuxw (“gathering place”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nanaimo