Alberta

[al-bur-tuh]

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noun

a province in western Canada. 255,285 sq. mi. (661,190 sq. km). Edmonton. Alba., Alta.
a first name, form of Albertine.

Alberta

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noun

Abbreviation: Alta.�� AB.��a province of W Canada: mostly prairie, with the Rocky Mountains in the southwest Capital: Edmonton. Pop: 3 201 895 (2004 est). Area: 661 188 sq km (255 285 sq miles)

Alberta

Province in western Canada, bordered by the Northwest Territories to the north, Saskatchewan to the east, Montana to the south, and British Columbia to the west. Edmonton is its capital and largest city.

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Recent exploitation of oil, natural gas, and mineral resources has replaced agriculture as Alberta's primary industry.

Banff, in the Canadian Rockies (see Rocky Mountains), is a popular vacation spot.

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Albertan adjective

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Canada chairs the G7 this year and will host leaders of Italy, US, France, Germany, UK and Japan in Kananaskis, Alberta.

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Instead the three-day gathering in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta will inevitably be focused on war in the Middle East.

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Leaders of the G7 group of countries will gather in the Canadian province of Alberta on Sunday for their annual summit, with the situation in the Middle East at the top of their agenda.

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The two men will get together in the Canadian capital Ottawa on Saturday evening, ahead of the G7 summit, hosted by Carney, which begins in the province of Alberta on Sunday.

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Large parts of Alberta and British Columbia have also ordered evacuations as the fires spread.

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Albert Alberta clipper

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