Calgary
/ˈkæl.ɡə.ɹi/ name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The largest city in Alberta, Canada.
- 2 A village on the island of Mull, Scotland.
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More examples"The Calgary Zoo zookeepers moved the penguins back inside because of the cold weather."
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic cala (“harbor”) + ghearraidh, genitive of gearraidh (“pasture”) (compare Old Norse garðr (“courtyard, enclosed space”)). The Canadian city was named after the village on Mull, Scotland.