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Calgary

Calgary

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A large city in southern Alberta, Canada known for oil, gas, and technology
  • proper noun
  • /ˈkælɡəri/
: Calgary
  • We've got Corey and Deborah from Vancouver, Andy from Calgary, Yannick from Calgary.
  • Calgary, Alberta
  • University of Calgary
  • Calgary, Canada

I have a friend now who just moved to Calgary, but we keep in touch.

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Examples

  • I grew up in Calgary, AB.

    W Magazine

  • So I grew up in Calgary, AB Canada.

  • We should get out of Calgary for a few days.

    Nightbreed (1990)

  • I'll be in Calgary in approximately four hours.

    Happy Birthday to Me (1981)

  • It's a lot more chill than Calgary, which is exactly what I was looking for.

    The Kate Logan Affair (2010)

  • I'm really sorry but my inner clock must be on Calgary time.

    Little Orphans (2020)

  • It's a beautiful afternoon in Calgary, and there's a lot more coming up.

    Cool Runnings (1993)

  • I drove down through Calgary today to look at the Enterprise, the model we have here in Vulcan, Alberta.

    Trekkies (1997)

  • I have a friend now who just moved to Calgary, but we keep in touch.

  • I'll be in Calgary in approximately four hours.

Surface Forms

Calgary main

Etymology

Calgary (the Canadian city) was named after a place on the Isle of Mull in Scotland and comes from Scottish Gaelic words like cala and gàrradh, meaning 'bay' or 'beach' and 'meadow'. So Calgary originally meant a 'meadow by the bay', which helps you remember it is a place-name borrowed from Scotland.