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I've said for years I could never figure out why Calgary ever drafted me. When I got there, I think they had eight or nine right wingers already. These guys were premiere players. It's not like they were extremely late in their careers, either.
Brett Hull

Meaning of "Calgary" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CALGARY

Calgary  [ˈkælɡərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CALGARY

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conjunction
determiner
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Calgary is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CALGARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Calgary

Calgary

Calgary /ˈkælɡri/ is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is situated at the confluence of the Bow River and the Elbow River in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately 80 km east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies. At the 2011 census, the City of Calgary had a population of 1,096,833 and a metropolitan population of 1,214,839, making it the largest city in Alberta, and the third-largest municipality and fifth-largest census metropolitan area in Canada. The economy of Calgary includes activity in the energy, financial services, film and television, transportation and logistics, technology, manufacturing, aerospace, health and wellness, retail, and tourism sectors. The Calgary CMA is home to the second-most corporate head offices in Canada among the country's 800 largest corporations. Calgary anchors the south end of what Statistics Canada defines as the "Calgary–Edmonton Corridor." In 1988, Calgary became the first Canadian city to host the Olympic Winter Games.

Definition of Calgary in the English dictionary

The definition of Calgary in the dictionary is a city in Canada, in S Alberta: centre of a large agricultural region; oilfields. Pop: 879 277.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CALGARY


allegory
ˈælɪɡərɪ
beggary
ˈbɛɡərɪ
buggery
ˈbʌɡərɪ
category
ˈkætɪɡərɪ
demagoguery
ˌdɛməˈɡɒɡərɪ
Devanagari
ˌdeɪvəˈnɑːɡərɪ
Gregory
ˈɡrɛɡərɪ
Hungary
ˈhʌŋɡərɪ
ironmongery
ˈaɪənˌmʌŋɡərɪ
jaggery
ˈdʒæɡərɪ
Nagari
ˈnɑːɡərɪ
piggery
ˈpɪɡərɪ
skulduggery
skʌlˈdʌɡərɪ
skullduggery
skʌlˈdʌɡərɪ
snuggery
ˈsnʌɡərɪ
subcategory
ˈsʌbˌkætəɡərɪ
sugary
ˈʃʊɡərɪ
thuggery
ˈθʌɡərɪ
tigery
ˈtaɪɡərɪ
vinegary
ˈvɪnɪɡərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALGARY

Calgon
Cali
caliatour
Caliban

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALGARY

angary
anniversary
Austria-Hungary
boongary
contemporary
diary
dictionary
elementary
Elizabeth of Hungary
February
Gary
jaggary
January
library
Mary
military
necessary
on the contrary
primary
secondary

Synonyms and antonyms of Calgary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Calgary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CALGARY

Find out the translation of Calgary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Calgary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Calgary» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卡尔加里
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Calgary
570 millions of speakers

English

Calgary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कैलगरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كالغاري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Калгари
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Calgary
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Calgary
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Calgary
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Calgary
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カルガリー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

캘거리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Calgary
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Calgary
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கால்கரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅल्गरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Calgary
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Calgary
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Calgary
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Калгарі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Calgary
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Calgary
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Calgary
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Calgary
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Calgary
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Calgary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALGARY»

The term «Calgary» is very widely used and occupies the 10.610 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CALGARY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Calgary» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Calgary» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Calgary

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4 QUOTES WITH «CALGARY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Calgary.
1
Doug Flutie
My first two years in the CFL, all I thought of was getting back to the NFL - it was like 'I'll put my time in up here and go back.' Then I went and signed a nice contract in Calgary and was like, 'Hey, I can make a living up here, this is great football, and I'm having a blast.'
2
Owen Hart
They said they wanted a lot of feathers, glitter, colourful colours. A costume. So I had a lady here in Calgary make it. She just kind of put together what I had in mind.
3
Brett Hull
I've said for years I could never figure out why Calgary ever drafted me. When I got there, I think they had eight or nine right wingers already. These guys were premiere players. It's not like they were extremely late in their careers, either.
4
Gary Kovacs
The stream in my hometown Calgary is the oil and gas industry - that's the talk you hear on the street.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALGARY»

Discover the use of Calgary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Calgary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Unbuilt Calgary: A History of the City That Might Have Been
Unbuilt Calgary is a survey of 30 projects that were proposed but not realized, schemes that were situated at critical times in Calgary's development, and proposals that indicated the city's ambitions through its first 100 years.
Stephanie White, 2012
2
Calgary
Situated in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, Calgary is famous as home of the Calgary Stampede. This SuperGuide is an essential source on Calgary, with over 120 beautiful color photos and maps.
Patrick Tivy, 1997
3
Calgary's Grand Story: The Making of a Prairie Metropolis ...
Calgarys Grand Story is a history of the city as told through the story of the Grand Theatre & the Lougheed Building, two of Calgarys most prominent historic icons.
Donald B. Smith, 2005
4
Wildflowers of Calgary and Southern Alberta
France Royer and Richard Dickinson have created a great field guide for everyone who has ever wanted to know the name-or the story-of a wildflower.
France Royer, Richard Dickinson, 1996
5
The Calgary Conference and Matrix Theory Papers
R. S. PHILLIPS I am very gratified to have been asked to give this introductory talk for our honoured guest, Israel Gohberg. I should like to begin by spending a few minutes talking shop.
Seymour Goldberg, Harry Dym, Marinus A. Kaashoeck, 1989
6
Calgary: An Illustrated History
The text has been enhanced by a fine selection of 120 historical photographs illustrating all aspects of the city's life from its origins to the present day.
Max Foran, 1978
7
A Calgary Album: Glimpses of the Way We Were
A Calgary Album is a sentimental journey into a cattle town that grew to be so much more.
Mark Kozub, Janice Kozub, 2001
8
Heritage Covenants & Preservation: The Calgary Civic Trust
This book is a result of the proceedings and focuses specifically on this sophisticated aspect of heritage preservation.
Michael McMordie, Frits Pannekoek, 2004
9
The Calgary Stampede: A Collection of Vintage Postcards
By 1912 the large-scale cowboy ranches of the Old West had been disappearing for years and the Calgary Stampede — along with other exhibitions, like Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show — was set-up to commemorate a fading way of life for ...
Kenneth Wayne Tingley, 2012
10
Calgary's electric transit: an illustrated history of ...
Calgarys Electric Transit is the story of electric street railway, trolleybus and light rail vehicle transit in Canadas western city of Calgary, Alberta.Calgary was founded in 1875, when the North West Mounted Police established a new fort ...
Colin Hatcher, Tom Schwarzkopf, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALGARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Calgary is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Calgary balloon man Dan Boria speaks out; charges laid
Dan Boria on Sunday launched underneath a canopy of more than 100 helium-filled balloons from a park in northwest Calgary, hoping to a ... «Calgary Sun, Jul 15»
2
Calgary news, weather and traffic for July 7
Good morning Calgary! It's mostly cloudy and 13 C at 5 a.m. Here's what's happening in Calgary today. Weather. We're expecting a high of 22 ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
3
Dramatic wedding photo captures stormy moment before Calgary
Heavy hail, flash flooding as Calgary hit by sudden storm. The group raced as fast as they could toward their parked vehicles, but the ominous ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
4
Family of murdered woman releases statement
The family of Shannon Madill-Burgess, a Calgary woman who was found murdered last week, released a statement on Monday night, thanking ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
5
Police locate youth missing since Sunday
Calgary police say they've found a 12-year-old boy who went missing from his southeast home on Sunday. Isaiah Cote-Stoffels, 12, was last ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
6
Calgary senior faces charges in animal cruelty case
Calgary police and humane society investigators are looking into the allegations and say two kittens were found dead in a dumpster in the ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
7
'Half Canadian' McCarron comes to Calgary for Shaw Charity Classic
McCarron has Canadian connections and a huge fondness for the country, and spoke to Global News about coming to Calgary for the ... «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»
8
Seniors get free admission to the Calgary Stampede for Western …
CALGARY – If you're planning on heading to the Calgary Stampede on Tuesday, there are some deals and discounts you may wish to take ... «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»
9
Minivan crashes into southwest Calgary home
CALGARY – Police are searching for the driver of a silver minivan that crashed into a home in Upper Mount Royal home on Tuesday. «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»
10
Calgary cab driver could lose job over alleged homophobia incident …
Allegedly insulting and threatening two men for kissing in his cab has resulted in a Calgary cabbie being suspended, and camera footage ... «Calgary Sun, Jul 15»

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