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

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

He invited Ford to visit Manitoba to discuss the issue over a weekend ice hockey game between Toronto and Winnipeg.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

It’s also why the flat lands of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta became the earliest hotbeds of curling, which aligned well with the farming season.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

The 52-year-old grew up in small-town British Columbia and spent a decade playing center for hockey teams around the world, including Florida’s Jacksonville Lizard Kings and the Manitoba Moose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

Owen had never been so cold in his entire life, and he had grown up in Churchill, Manitoba, the Polar Bear Capital of the World.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz