Calgary

American  

[kal-guh-ree] / ˈkæl gə ri /

noun

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

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Calgary British  

/ ˈkælɡərɪ /

noun

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

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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.

Example Sentences

Anton Forsberg made 29 saves and Alex Laferriere scored in the second period to lift the Kings to a 2-0 victory over the Calgary Flames.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

"Without a magnetic field, the galaxy would collapse in on itself due to gravity," says Brown, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Calgary.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

His town hall was a big enough deal, they said, to miss the final game in a “Battle of Alberta” series between the province’s National Hockey League rivals, the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Passler, the niece of Johann Passler, a bronze medallist at the 1988 Calgary Games, currently stands 33rd in the overall World Cup standings.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 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