Manitoba

American  

[man-i-toh-buh] / ˌmæn ɪˈtoʊ bə /

noun

1. a province in central Canada. 246,512 sq. mi. (638,466 sq. km). Man. Winnipeg.

2. Lake, a lake in the S part of this province. 120 miles (195 km) long; 1,817 sq. mi. (4,705 sq. km).

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Manitoba British  

/ ˌmænɪˈtəʊbə /

noun

1.  MB.  a province of W Canada: consists of prairie in the southwest, with extensive forests in the north and tundra near Hudson Bay in the northeast. Capital: Winnipeg. Pop: 1 170 268 (2004 est). Area: 650 090 sq km (251 000 sq miles)

2. a lake in W Canada, in S Manitoba: fed by the outflow from Lake Winnipegosis; drains into Lake Winnipeg. Area: 4706 sq km (1817 sq miles)

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Manitoba Cultural  

1. Province in central Canada, bordered to the north by the Northwest Territories, to the northeast by Hudson Bay, to the east by Ontario, to the south by Minnesota and North Dakota, and to the west by Saskatchewan. Winnipeg is the capital and largest city.

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Other Word Forms

• Manitoban adjective

Example Sentences

“You could put this on a postcard. ‘Getting wrecked by a polar bear in Churchill, Manitoba.

From Literature

This has alarmed neighbouring Manitoba, where a Crown Royal distillery is a key employer in the small town of Gimli.

From BBC

It’s also why the flat lands of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta became the earliest hotbeds of curling, which aligned well with the farming season.

From Los Angeles Times

The 52-year-old grew up in small-town British Columbia and spent a decade playing center for hockey teams around the world, including Florida’s Jacksonville Lizard Kings and the Manitoba Moose.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite the pause, Canadian representatives are still advocating on the country's behalf with US lawmakers on Capitol Hill, Richard Madan, the trade representative for the province of Manitoba, told the BBC.

From BBC