Etymology

Calgary

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Today it means: The largest city in Alberta, Canada. Full definition →

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The story

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.

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