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Al·ber·ta

(ăl-bûr′tə) Abbr. AB or Alba. or Alta.

A province of western Canada between British Columbia and Saskatchewan. It was admitted as a province in 1905. Wheat farming and cattle ranching were the basis of the province's economy until the discovery of oil and natural gas in the early 1960s. Edmonton is the capital and Calgary the largest city.

Al·ber′tan adj. & n.

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Alberta

(ælˈbɜːtə)

(Placename) a province of W Canada: mostly prairie, with the Rocky Mountains in the southwest Capital: Edmonton. Pop: 3 645 257 (2011 est). Area: 661 188 sq km (255 285 sq miles). Abbreviation: Alta or AB

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Al•ber•ta

(ælˈbɜr tə)

n.

a province in W Canada. 2,847,000; 255,285 sq. mi. (661,190 sq. km). Cap.: Edmonton. Abbr.: AB, Alta.

Al•ber′tan, adj., n.

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Alberta - one of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals

Canada - a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world"

Banff - a popular vacation spot in the Canadian Rockies

Calgary - the largest city in southern Alberta; an oil and gas center and a technology center for Alberta and most of western Canada

Edmonton - the capital of the province of Alberta

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The settlers are all from the United States and taken as a whole, no more desirable settlers have ever reached the province of Alberta. They are all farmers and in circumstances such as will permit them to buy or take up land in convenient locations and commence farming at once.

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The AZETEC project will test the ability of hydrogen to fuel the Province of Alberta's heavy duty freight transportation sector and is seen as a first step in exploring a potential made-in-Alberta hydrogen economy.

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[AMI] was awarded a 15-year contract by the Province of Alberta, Canada, to construct, operate and manage the Coffey Lake Public Pit north of Fort McMurray, Alberta.

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Canada's Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed on Friday that McIver, a teacher from the province of Alberta, returned home, CBC News reported citing a spokesperson.

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Canada's federal government is considering a proposal from its main oil producing province of Alberta to share the cost of buying rail cars to move oil stuck in the region because of a lack of pipeline capacity, said two sources with direct knowledge of the matter.

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A number of Canadian companies from the province of Alberta in Canada are ready to establish their subsidiaries in Kazakhstan and invest in the oil and gas and energy sector of the country, the Director General for Trade and Investment, Environment and Energy of Europe Branch of the Government of Alberta Laurent Auger said at the conference, Kazinform reported.

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