Cal·ga·ry (k l g -r ) The largest city of Alberta, Canada, in the southern part south of Edmonton. Site of the annual Calgary Stampede, a famous rodeo dating from 1912, it is the largest city in the province and the center of Canada's petroleum industry. The 1988 Winter Olympics were held here. Population: 988,000. Cal·gar i·an (-gâr-n, -gr-) n. |
Calgary [ˈkælgərɪ]
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(Placename) a city in Canada, in S Alberta: centre of a large agricultural region; oilfields. Pop.: 768 082 (1996)
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| Noun | 1. | Calgary - the largest city in southern Alberta; an oil and gas center and a technology center for Alberta and most of western Canada Alberta - one of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals |
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