Manitoba

American  

[man-i-toh-buh] / ˌmæn ɪˈtoʊ bə /

noun

1. a province in central Canada. 246,512 sq. mi. (638,466 sq. km). Man. Winnipeg.

2. Lake, a lake in the S part of this province. 120 miles (195 km) long; 1,817 sq. mi. (4,705 sq. km).

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Manitoba British  

/ ˌmænɪˈtəʊbə /

noun

1.  MB.  a province of W Canada: consists of prairie in the southwest, with extensive forests in the north and tundra near Hudson Bay in the northeast. Capital: Winnipeg. Pop: 1 170 268 (2004 est). Area: 650 090 sq km (251 000 sq miles)

2. a lake in W Canada, in S Manitoba: fed by the outflow from Lake Winnipegosis; drains into Lake Winnipeg. Area: 4706 sq km (1817 sq miles)

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Manitoba Cultural  

1. Province in central Canada, bordered to the north by the Northwest Territories, to the northeast by Hudson Bay, to the east by Ontario, to the south by Minnesota and North Dakota, and to the west by Saskatchewan. Winnipeg is the capital and largest city.

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Other Word Forms

• Manitoban
  adjective

Example Sentences

Most infections occur after exposure to rodents in agricultural areas of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia.

From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026

If a project shoots in Manitoba, for instance, the federal and provincial credits and uplifts can add up to more than 60%.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Despite its federal losses, the party's provincial iterations still enjoy support and are the governing parties in British Columbia and Manitoba.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Strategists at TD Securities said a speech in Brandon, Manitoba, from Carolyn Rogers, the central bank’s senior deputy governor, takes on heightened importance given the rapid turn in Canada’s rates market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The truck belonged to the Manitoba Department of Natural Resources— what everybody called the DNR.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz