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

"Whenever there is a crisis -- especially in the health space -- the grifters are gonna come out," said Timothy Caulfield, a misinformation expert and professor at the University of Alberta.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Once a fringe movement, a number of factors pushed it to the forefront of Alberta politics.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

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

Fate had delivered Alberta Einstein into his life and he had to figure out a way to take advantage of that.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan