alberta

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Definition of alberta in English English dictionary

A female given name, a feminine form of Albert

Alberta is more like a man's name than any other name that comes from a men's, more than Georgianna which is just like a magnolia blossom or Henrietta which most people change to Etta or Geraldine which nobody ever thinks of coming from a man's Irish name like Gerald. Alberta also sounds sort of Canadian, and everything from Canada is masculine the way everything from Mexico is feminine, even the men. In saying it carelessly or reading it you hardly notice the a in the end.

Province in western Canada which has Edmonton as its capital

Alberta Department of Energy Mineral Resources Division 9915 108 Street Edmonton, AB T5K 2C9 [phone]

a feminine form of Albert

a province in West Canada. Province (pop., 2001: 2,974,807), Canada, westernmost of three Prairie Provinces. With an area of 255,287 sq mi (661,190 sq km), Alberta is bordered by Saskatchewan, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the U.S. Its capital is Edmonton. Long inhabited by various Indian peoples, the area was explored by Europeans in the 1750s. It eventually came under the rule of the Hudson's Bay Co., which transferred it to the Dominion of Canada in 1870. It was made part of the Northwest Territories in 1882. Its population grew with the coming of the railroads and the expansion of wheat farming. Alberta was made a province in 1905. Once dependent on agriculture, it underwent economic growth with the discovery of oil in 1947 and the ensuing discovery of other major oil and gas deposits

{i} province in Canada; female first name

This license is required for a party to transport goods on highways in Alberta IFTA License & Decals

one of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals

Alba

Alta

Related Terms

Alberta clipper

A snowstorm that travels quickly eastward from the Canadian Rockies

Alberta clippers

plural form of Alberta clipper

Battle of Alberta

the competition between the Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Stampeders CFL teams

Battle of Alberta

the competition between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames NHL teams

Albertan

A native or inhabitant of Alberta, Canada

Albertan

Of or pertaining to the Canadian province of Alberta

University of Alberta

Canadian public university in Edmonton. Opened in 1908, it is one of Canada's five largest research universities. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs in liberal arts, agriculture and forestry, science and engineering, business, law, education, and the health professions. Special programs include the School of Native Studies and the Faculté Saint-Jean, which conducts all study in French and also offers a bilingual Bachelor of Commerce degree

Hyphenation

Al·ber·ta

Turkish pronunciation

älbırtı

Pronunciation

/alˈbərtə/ /ælˈbɜrtə/

Etymology

() Named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta.