a feminine name: var. Albertine
Origin of Alberta
feminine of AlbertAlberta
Al·ber·ta province of SW Canada: 247,123 sq mi (640,045 sq km); cap. Edmonton: abbrev. AB or Alta
Origin of Alberta
after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta: see LouiseWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Alberta
Abbr. AB or Alba. or Alta.
A province of western Canada between British Columbia and Saskatchewan. It was admitted as a province in 1905. Wheat farming and cattle ranching were the basis of the province's economy until the discovery of oil and natural gas in the early 1960s. Edmonton is the capital and Calgary the largest city.x
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- Al·ber′tan
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Proper noun
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Named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta.
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