Alberta

[ al-bur-tuh ]

noun

1. a province in W Canada. 255,285 sq. mi. (661,190 sq. km). : Edmonton. : Alba., Alta.
2. a female given name, form of Albertine.

Alberta

/ ælˈbɜːtə /

noun

1. a province of W Canada: mostly prairie, with the Rocky Mountains in the southwest Capital: Edmonton. Pop: 3 201 895 (2004 est). Area: 661 188 sq km (255 285 sq miles) AbbreviationAltaAB

Alberta

1. Province in western Canada , bordered by the Northwest Territories to the north, Saskatchewan to the east, Montana to the south, and British Columbia to the west. Edmonton is its capital and largest city.

Notes

Recent exploitation of oil, natural gas, and mineral resources has replaced agriculture as Alberta's primary industry.

Banff, in the Canadian Rockies ( see Rocky Mountains ), is a popular vacation spot.

Other Words From

• Al·bertan adjective noun

Example Sentences

Centuries of development does not compare to the recent devastation in Alberta.

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But no one can deny that the quality of the water has changed in northern Alberta.

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Yet the oil companies and the governments of Alberta and Canada want to expand.

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The engineering company Moretrench is currently testing a 500-feet-deep barrier for tar sands excavation in Alberta.

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Monteith was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to interior decorator Ann McGregor and military infantryman Joe Monteith.

From The Daily Beast

A large market for this fruit is opening up in the rapidly growing provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan.

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Circumstances unfortunately assisted her feeling, for beyond a doubt Alberta May Bunting was not adapted to her new room-mate.

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Everyone heard the wails and gibes of Sutton M., but to few or none were the woes of Alberta May made known.

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Martha's rather particular: she understands that Alberta May is a little trying, good and kind as she is.

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Paler and less distinctly streaked above than the Prairie; found west of the Mississippi and north to Alberta.

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