Alberta
pronunciation
How to pronounce Alberta in British English:
UK [æl'bɜ:tə]
How to pronounce Alberta in American English:
US [æl'bɜrtə]
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- Noun:
- one of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals
Word Origin
- Alberta
- Canadian province, founded in 1882 and named for Princess Louise Caroline Alberta (1848-1939), fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, wife of the governor general, John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Marquess of Lorne. She was named for her father, Prince Albert.
Example
- 1. Meanwhile , the province of alberta is reviewing the tax regime .
- 2. Stephen harper 's conservative government has much support in oil-rich alberta .
- 3. Last year nunavut 's economy grew by 5.8 % , second only to that of oil-rich alberta .
- 4. Alberta is investing c $ 2 billion in carbon capture and sequestration , its favoured way of cleaning up emissions .
- 5. Extracting oil from alberta 's oil sands does indeed cause environmental problems . And fort mcmurray is a bit macho .