Edmonton

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The capital city of Alberta, Canada.
  2. 2
    A former town and suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
  3. 3
    A hamlet in St Breock civil parish, Cornwall, England.
  4. 4
    An area of London in borough of Enfield, in northern Greater London, England.
  5. 5
    A city, the county seat of Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States.

Example

More examples

"A few days ago, my girlfriend Sophie moved from Edmonton, Alberta to Victoria, British Columbia."

Etymology

From Middle English Adelmetone, from Old English Ēadhelm + tūn (“town”). The Canadian city was named after the area of London.

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