Calgary

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Calgary

/ˈkæl.ɡə.ɹi/
/ˈkæl.ɡɹi/

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun

The largest city in Alberta, Canada.
Similar: CGY, Cgy, Cgy.
A village on the island of Mull, Scotland.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: edmonton, alberta, banff, toronto, saskatoon, halifax, kingston, ottawa, guelph, cambridge, victoria, regina, deer, ogle, mcmaster, vancouver

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name city in Alberta, Canada

Español	Calgary
한국어	캘거리 Kaelgeori
日本語	カルガリー Karugarī
中文	卡爾加里 Kǎ'ěrjiālǐ, 卡加立 Kǎjiālì, 卡城 Kǎchéng
हिन्दी	कैलगरी kailagrī
Português	Calgary
Français	Calgary
Deutsch	Calgary
Ελληνικά	Κάλγκαρι Kálgkari
Русский	Ка́лгари Kálgari
עברית	קלגרי qalgari

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"Calgary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/calgary. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Calgary. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/calgary

Chicago

"Calgary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/calgary.

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@misc{calgary_2026,
  title = {Calgary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/calgary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}