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n. - A town in southwestern British Columbia on Vancouver Island west of Vancouver.

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  • In late August, Mr. Benitah opened a discount store named Target Apparel for the first time — in Nanaimo, British Columbia.
  • O'Byrne played for Tier II Nanaimo, which is tough to get to even for BCHL scouts.
  • The layered cookies get their name from a town called Nanaimo - say nuh-NIGH-moe - on photo: Creative Commons/Politikaner
  • Unger said he plans to follow up on the announcement to see where communities such as Nanaimo might stand to benefit from the project.
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