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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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"Kill supply management," Calgary journalist and writer Jen Gerson argued in a column, external published this month before Trump's latest tariff threats, calling it "anachronistic" and blaming it for driving up food prices in Canada.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Lukaszuk's group, Forever Canadian, recently formally opened its campaign headquarters in Calgary.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

"This is one of the largest private-sector investments in Canadian history," she told reporters, sporting a cowboy hat to mark the ongoing annual rodeo, the Calgary Stampede.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

“This is not another energy project, it’s a nation-building project,” said Smith, at a press conference in Calgary that Carney also attended.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 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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