a province of W Canada: mostly prairie, with the Rocky Mountains in the southwest. Capital: Edmonton. Pop: 3 645 257 (2011 est). Area: 661 188 sq km (255 285 sq miles)
Abbreviation: Alta., AB
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Al•ber•ta
(al bûr′tə),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa province in W Canada. 1,799,771;
255,285 sq. mi. (661,190 sq. km). Cap.: Edmonton. Abbr.: Alba., Alta. - a female given name, form of Albertine. --Al•ber′tan, adj., n.
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'Alberta' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
AB
- Ab
- Alberta clipper
- Albertan
- Alta.
- Athabasca
- Athabaska
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Calgary redeye
- Camrose
- Edmonton
- Fort McMurray
- Grande Prairie
- Jasper National Park
- Lethbridge
- Lewis Mountains
- Louise
- Medicine Hat
- North Saskatchewan
- Peace River
- Prairie Provinces
- Red Deer
- Slave River
- South Saskatchewan
- St. Albert
- Stoney
- Waterton Lakes National Park
- alb
- alba
- beastie
- jasper
- oil sand
- red deer
- slave