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Alberta

[ al-bur-tuh ]

noun

  1. a province in western Canada. 255,285 sq. mi. (661,190 sq. km). : Edmonton. : Alba., Alta.
  2. a first name, form of Albertine.


Alberta

/ æˈɜːə /

noun

  1. a province of W Canada: mostly prairie, with the Rocky Mountains in the southwest Capital: Edmonton. Pop: 3 201 895 (2004 est). Area: 661 188 sq km (255 285 sq miles) AbbreviationAltaAB
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Alberta

  1. Province in western Canada , bordered by the Northwest Territories to the north, Saskatchewan to the east, Montana to the south, and British Columbia to the west. Edmonton is its capital and largest city.
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Notes

Recent exploitation of oil, natural gas, and mineral resources has replaced agriculture as Alberta's primary industry.
Banff, in the Canadian Rockies ( see Rocky Mountains ), is a popular vacation spot.
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  • ·t adjective noun
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"Interference is one thing," Smith told the Alberta legislature on Monday.

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It is also an approach that is not unanimously agreed on, with Premier Danielle Smith of the oil-rich Alberta vehemently refusing to withhold any of her province's energy exports to the US.

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For instance, just two examples: There’s a huge population and community of El Salvadorans in Alberta, Canada, and also in Alexandria, Va., in the States.

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But the move would be contentious, especially with the oil-rich province of Alberta - which has refused to sign off on taxing its oil and gas exports, arguing that doing so would disproportionately hurt its economy.

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Mr Carney formally launched his bid in his hometown of Edmonton, Alberta, on Thursday.

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