Edmonton

American  

[ed-muhn-tuhn] / ˈɛd mən tən /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Alberta, in the central part, in SW Canada.

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Edmonton British  

/ ˈɛdməntən /

noun

1. a city in W Canada, capital of Alberta: oil industry. Pop: 782 101 (2001)

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Edmonton Cultural  

1. Capital of Alberta, Canada, and largest city in the province.

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Edmonton

Captain Alphonso Davies, Canada’s best player, was born to Liberian parents in a refugee camp in Ghana before being resettled in Edmonton, becoming a citizen in 2017.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026

Girven described the accessible entrance to Edmonton County Court in London as a steep temporary ramp which she had to be pushed up by security and felt "so unsafe" using.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

So the Anaheim Ducks did what the Los Angeles Kings couldn’t do in four straight seasons, beat the Edmonton Oilers in the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026

Army members from the US and the UK were invited to monitor progress from a command centre in Edmonton, and French and Belgian soldiers conducted ice-diving missions with the Canadian military.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026

In 1898, prospecting led him to a nearly vacant trail crossing that the trappers called Edmonton, where he found that the soil was the perfect medium for making brick.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand