What does "nanaimo" mean?

A city on the east coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

Nanaimo

Common synonyms include: city, dessert bar, layered bar, local to nanaimo, municipality, nanaimo-based.

/nəˈnaɪmoʊ/ name

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Proper Noun

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.

"I'm hoping to go to Nanaimo sometime next year and not just for work."

From Halkomelem Snuneymuxw (“gathering place”).