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

Certain inherited mutations have made the disorder more common in parts of Canada, including Quebec and Manitoba.

From Science Daily • May 12, 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

“What we need to guard against is that higher energy prices start to spread to other goods and services and become ongoing, persistent inflation,” said Rogers in remarks delivered Thursday in Brandon, Manitoba.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Manitoba is now pleading with Ford to change course.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

Then, every October, a thousand polar bears made their way to the place where the sea ice re-formed first: Churchill, Manitoba.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz