Calgary

//ˈkæl.ɡə.ɹi// name

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  1. 1
    The largest city in Alberta, Canada.
  2. 2
    A village on the island of Mull, Scotland.

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"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.

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