From Wikipedia.com

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"...Some residents of Vancouver jokingly refer to the city as 'The Couve' (pronounced in the same way that the second syllable in Vancouver is pronounced). City officials have periodically suggested changing the city's name to Fort Vancouver, Vancouver USA or even Old Vancouver to reduce confusion with Vancouver, British Columbia. (Many Washington residents distinguish between the two cities by referring to the Washington Vancouver as "Vancouver B," because the one in Canada is "Vancouver, eh?")"

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