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Calgary

noun

The largest city in southern Alberta; an oil and gas center and a technology center for Alberta and most of western Canada.

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Etymology of 'Calgary'

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"Calgary" Quotes from Famous Books

... like the foot-hills of the Rockies near Calgary in appearance. The slopes are generally to the north. We were not by any means the first armed men to tread the heath here. There is no part of England so rich in legend and history. We could see ruins ...

— The Red Watch - With the First Canadian Division in Flanders • J. A. Currie

... came upon the scene of his future work and triumphs. McLeod had served as Assistant Brigade Major in Wolseley's Red River expedition and for his services then received the brevet rank of Lieut.-Colonel and the C.M.G. He was originally from Calgarry in Scotland (hence the name of the city of Calgary in Alberta in his honour) and had all the judicial faculty of the Scot coupled with the ardour of his Highland ancestry. His absolute reliability and fearless fairness gave him an influence over the Indians in later days that can only be described as extraordinary, ...

— Policing the Plains - Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police • R.G. MacBeth

Words linked to "Calgary" : metropolis, urban center, Alberta, city