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Calgary

American  
[kal-guh-ree] / ˈkæl gə ri /

noun

  1. a city in S Alberta, in SW Canada.


Calgary British  
/ ˈkælɡərɪ /

noun

  1. a city in Canada, in S Alberta: centre of a large agricultural region; oilfields. Pop: 879 277 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Calgary Cultural  
  1. City in southern Alberta, Canada.


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Calgary is home of the Calgary Stampede, an annual rodeo, and was the host city of the 1988 winter Olympic Games.

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“There’s a real echo of 2000 here,” said Anup Srivastava, an accounting professor at the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Researchers at the University of Calgary are now investigating whether an unexpected addition to standard treatment could help: high doses of vitamin B3, also known as niacin.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted Zelensky in Calgary in the western province of Alberta, where the Canadian leader grew up among a large community of people with Ukrainian heritage.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

His Calgary, Alberta, company, Canvas Prints Ltd., has traditionally relied on the U.S. for half the artwork business’s sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Had he been slightly impulsive when he decided to open five additional offices in San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Denver, Calgary, and Lafayette, Louisiana?

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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