Calgary
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.Cal·ga·ry
geographical name \ˈkal-gə-rē\Definition of CALGARY
city Canada in S Alberta pop 988,193
— Cal·gar·i·an \kal-ˈger-ē-ən\ noun
Calgary
geographical name (Concise Encyclopedia)City (pop., 2001: city, 878,866; metro. area, 951,395), southern Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1875 as a fort on the Bow River for the Northwest Mounted Police. The arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1883 aided its growth, as did the discovery of nearby oil and gas fields in 1914 and 1947. Its major industries are petroleum refining, meatpacking, and lumbering. The annual Calgary Stampede, founded in 1912, is a world-famous rodeo and celebration of the Old West.
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