Alberta

American  

[al-bur-tuh] / ælˈbɜr tə /

noun

1. a province in western Canada. 255,285 sq. mi. (661,190 sq. km). Edmonton. Alba., Alta.

2. a first name, form of Albertine.

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Alberta British  

/ ælˈbɜːtə /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Alta, AB. 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)

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Alberta Cultural  

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.

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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 Word Forms

• Albertan
  adjective

Example Sentences

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Alberta

Pacific Link is "a demonstration of the power of Canada", said Carney, speaking from Fort McMurray, Alberta, when asked if he had a message for the province.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

But officials have since said that Canada and Alberta will hold equal ownership.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

As part of the agreement, Alberta has agreed to develop the world's largest carbon capture programme in a bid to reduce its overall emissions.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

He particularly highlighted plans to build a new pipeline to the Pacific coast "that would carry at least one million barrels of low-emission Alberta oil per day to Asian markets."

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Alberta went into cardiac arrest and died two hours later.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander