Home / Dictionary / Calgary

Calgary Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ary

Calgary has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

"Calgary stands as the largest city in southern Alberta, serving as a vital hub for both the region's booming oil and gas industry and its thriving technology sector."

Proper Noun
1

The largest city in Alberta, Canada.

"Calgary is the largest city in Alberta, Canada."

Related Terms

Origin

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.

Rhyming Words
ary bary vary mary dary gary cary wary nary fary viary neary weary spary ovary snary teary hoary leary beary
Compare
Calgary vs