Calgary

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English

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic cala (“harbor”) ghearraidh, genitive of gearraidh (“pasture”) (compare Old Norse garðr (“courtyard, enclosed space”)).[1] The Canadian city was named after the village on Mull, Scotland.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkælɡəɹi/, /ˈkælɡɹi/
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Proper noun

Calgary

  1. The largest city in Alberta, Canada.
    Synonyms: (abbreviation) CGY, Cgy, Cgy.
  2. A village on the island of Mull, Scotland, the eponym of the Canadian city.

Holonyms

(Calgary, AB, CAN):

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “Calgary”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN, page gearraidh

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from English Calgary.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Calgary ?

  1. Calgary (the largest city in Alberta)

Derived terms

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Calgary.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Calgary

  1. Calgary (the largest city in Alberta, Canada)
  2. Calgary (a village on the island of Mull, Scotland)

Spanish

Proper noun

Calgary f

  1. Calgary (the largest city in Alberta, Canada)
  2. Calgary (a village on the island of Mull, Scotland)
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