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Calgary

[ kal-guh-ree ]

noun

  1. a city in S Alberta, in SW Canada.


Calgary

/ ˈkælɡərɪ /

noun

  1. a city in Canada, in S Alberta: centre of a large agricultural region; oilfields. Pop: 879 277 (2001)


Calgary

  1. City in southern Alberta , Canada .


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Notes

Calgary is home of the Calgary Stampede, an annual rodeo, and was the host city of the 1988 winter Olympic Games .

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Example Sentences

Julie Sedivy is a Calgary-based writer and language scientist whose work ranges from the scientific to the literary, and includes everything in between.

The world championships are the next scheduled event on the calendar — late March in Switzerland for the women and early April in Calgary for the men.

As the pandemic has sunk oil prices once again, cities and regions including Houston and Calgary, Canada are also grappling with what their economic future will look like.

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Calgary must embrace a nascent movement to develop clean-energy jobs, and up the pace of its investment in other areas.

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Nenshi touted plans to build on Calgary’s economic strength by investing in industries outside of oil and gas.

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Around 2005, Drew flew west to pursue a career in acting while Jonathan ran the business in Calgary.

When they were students at the University of Calgary they began reading real estate books.

During her 2011 tour of Canada, a skimpy yellow frock flew skywards on a Calgary airfield.

Monteith was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to interior decorator Ann McGregor and military infantryman Joe Monteith.

China has sent two giant pandas for a 10 year visit at two Canadian zoos, Toronto first, Calgary second.

Out in Calgary I was given an explanation of the phenomenon that put me on the wrong track and lulled my sense of outrage.

Lingered a while in Calgary, and when war broke out enlisted in the now famous Fighting Tenth.

Calgary is to-day the little Chicago of the great Northwest.

Mr. Zept was one of the richest and most active citizens of Calgary.

Land in Calgary had risen from five dollars to three hundred; but in Edmonton from three to five hundred.

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