Calgary

Calgary

English

Etymology

Named after Calgary in Mull, Scotland, from Scottish Gaelic cala ghearraidh.

Pronunciation

• Audio (CA)

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• IPA^(key): /ˈkæl.ɡɹi/, /ˈkæl.ɡə.ɹi/, /ˈkæl.ɡ̩.ɹi/

• Audio (US)

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Proper noun

Calgary

1. The largest city in Alberta, Canada.
2. A village on the island of Mull, Scotland, the eponym of the Canadian city.

Synonyms

• (Calgary, AB, CAN): CGY, Cgy, Cgy. (abbreviation)

Holonyms

(Calgary, AB, CAN):

• Alberta
  • Canada

Derived terms

• Calgarian

Translations

city

Blackfoot: Moh-kíns-tsis-aká-piyoyis, Moh-kíns-tsis Chinese: Cantonese: 卡加利 (kaa1 gaa1 lei6), 卡加立 (kaa1 gaa1 lap6), 卡技利 (kaa1 gei6 lei6), 卡城 (kaa1 sing4) (short form) Mandarin: 卡爾加里／卡尔加里 (zh) (Kǎ'ěrjiālǐ), 卡加立 (Kǎjiālì), 卡城 (Kǎchéng) (short form) German: Calgary (de) Greek: Κάλγκαρι (Kálgkari) Hebrew: קלגרי‎ (qalgari) Hindi: कैलगरी (kailagrī) Japanese: カルガリー (Karugarī) Khmer: កាលហ្គារី (kaalgiərii) Marathi: कॅल्गरी n (kĕlgarī) Plains Cree: otôskwanihk, Otos-kwunee Portuguese: Calgary f Russian: Ка́лгари (ru) m (Kálgari) Sarcee: Kootsisáw South Slavey: Klincho-tinay-indihay Stoney: Wincheesh-pah, Wichispa Oyade Ukrainian: Ка́лґарі (Kálgari)

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Calgary.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkaw.ɡa.ɾi/

Proper noun

Calgary

1. Calgary (the largest city in Alberta, Canada)
2. Calgary (a village on the island of Mull, Scotland)

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Spanish

Proper noun

Calgary f

1. Calgary (the largest city in Alberta, Canada)
2. Calgary (a village on the island of Mull, Scotland)

Related terms

• calgariano