Prairie Provinces

American  

plural noun

1. the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, in W Canada.

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Prairie Provinces British  

plural noun

1. the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, which lie in the N Great Plains region of North America: the chief wheat and petroleum producing area of Canada

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Example Sentences

Thousands have already evacuated western Canada, particularly the central prairie provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, as firefighters face growing flames and hot, dry weather predictions in the coming days.

From BBC

The new cabinet includes representation from Canada's prairie provinces - a minister and secretary of state - where there are growing musings about separation amid a broader sense of western alienation from the power centre in Ottawa.

From BBC

For decades, many in the oil and gas-rich prairie provinces of Alberta and Saskachtewan have bemoaned how they are underrepresented, despite the region's economic significance for the country as a whole.

From BBC

The fires in Alberta are sending plumes of smoke eastward over prairie provinces Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

From Reuters

In Canada, the rise in babies born with syphilis is concentrated in the three prairie provinces: Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

From Reuters