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

That’s attracted major productions including HBO’s apocalypse drama “The Last of Us,” which filmed its first season in Alberta; and FX’s “Shogun,” which shot in British Columbia, long a film hub.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

"The moon landing is an example of a conspiracy that will not die," Timothy Caulfield, a misinformation expert from the University of Alberta in Canada, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

He notes that at its investor day, TransAlta outlined a path to double-digit Ebitda growth through 2029, supported by 900-1,300 megawatt of expected Alberta load growth and incremental contracted cash flows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Alberta is the first jurisdiction in Canada to independently propose limits to the practice.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Back home in Edmonton, Alberta, he had been known as Johnny.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand