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Man⋅i⋅to⋅ba

[man-i-toh-buh]
–noun
1. a province in central Canada. 1,005,953; 246,512 sq. mi. (638,466 sq. km). Abbreviation: Man. Capital: Winnipeg.
2. Lake, a lake in the S part of this province. 120 mi. (195 km) long; 1817 sq. mi. (4705 sq. km).

Man⋅i⋅to⋅ban, adjective, noun
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Man·i·to·ba   (mān'ĭ-tō'bə)   
A province of south-central Canada. It was admitted to the confederation in 1870. Originally part of a 1670 grant to the Hudson's Bay Company, it was largely settled by immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Winnipeg is the capital and the largest city. Population: 1,150,000.
Man'i·to'ban adj. & n.
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Manitoba

Province in central Canada, bordered to the north by the Northwest Territories, to the northeast by Hudson Bay, to the east by Ontario, to the south by Minnesota and North Dakota, and to the west by Saskatchewan. Winnipeg is the capital and largest city.

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