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Portage la Prairie

American  
[pawr-tij luh prair-ee, pohr-] / ˈpɔr tɪdʒ lə ˈprɛər i, ˈpoʊr- /

noun

  1. a city in S Manitoba, in S central Canada, W of Winnipeg.


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Portage la Prairie, Martin told us, is the geographical center of North America.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2017

In Canada, a tornado touched down on the Long Plain First Nation, near Portage la Prairie, according to Environment Canada.

From US News • Jul. 21, 2016

Privately-held Best Cooking Pulses Inc in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, has quadrupled its capacity in the last year, and opened a second plant to process the seeds.

From Reuters • Sep. 19, 2014

In Portage la Prairie, Cartier, St Francois Xavier and Headingley, residents were warned to move valuables out of their homes or to higher levels within the properties.

From BBC • May 10, 2011

I know how once he nursed and buried a young man whose companions had abandoned him to die at Rat Creek, near Portage la Prairie.

From Seeds of Pine by Canuck, Janey

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