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

Separatists in Canada's oil-rich Alberta province say they have collected the signatures of more than 300,000 supporters, enough names under Alberta law to force a referendum on leaving Canada.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

But an Alberta judge shut down the process, saying the citizens' initiative was invalid because the separatists had failed to consult with Indigenous groups whose rights could be threatened if the province separated from Canada.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

The judge ruled that the Alberta government, which approved the petition, failed in its duty to consult with indigenous Albertans.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

“We’re renovating the country as we go. And Alberta being at the center of that is essential.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

In 1792 the surveyor Peter Fidler examined the plains of southern Alberta systematically, the first European to do so.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann