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Al·berta (al bʉrt′ə)

noun

a feminine name: var. Albertine

Etymology: fem. of Albert

Alberta2 definition

Al·berta (al bʉrt′ə)

province of SW Canada: 255,285 sq mi (661,185 sq km); pop. 2,697,000; cap. Edmonton: abbrev. AB or Alta

Etymology: after Princess Louise Alberta, daughter of Queen Victoria & wife of the Marquess of Lorne, Cdn gov. gen. (1878-83)

Related Forms:

  • Albertan Al·ber′·tan adjective, noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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