Alberta

A1L1B3E1R1T1A1
UK/ˌælˈbɜː(ɹ).tə/

proper noun

A province in western Canada. Capital: Edmonton. Largest city: Calgary.

CommonScrabble 9

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A province in western Canada. Capital: Edmonton. Largest city: Calgary.
  2. A female given name from the Germanic languages, masculine equivalent Albert.
    1 more example

    Alberta is more like a man's name than any other name that comes from a men's, more than Georgianna which is just like a magnolia blossom or Henrietta which most people change to Etta or Geraldine which nobody ever thinks of coming from a man's Irish name like Gerald. Alberta also sounds sort of Canadian, and everything from Canada is masculine the way everything from Mexico is feminine, even the men. In saying it carelessly or reading it you hardly notice the a in the end.

    1936, George Weller, Clutch and Differential, Ayer, published 1970, →ISBN, page 196

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

From Albert + -a. The province was named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Afrikaans Alberta
  • Albertaprovince
Arabic أَلْبِرْتَا
  • أَلْبِرْتَا (ʔalbirtā)province
Bengali অ্যালবার্টা
  • অ্যালবার্টা (êlbarṭa)province
Bulgarian Албъ́рта
  • Албъ́рта (Albắrta)province
Catalan Alberta
  • Albertaprovince
Chinese Cantonese 亞伯達 /亚伯达, 艾伯塔
  • 亞伯達 /亚伯达 (aa³ baak³ daat⁶)province
  • 艾伯塔 (ngaai⁶ baak³ taap³)province
  • 亞省 /亚省 (aa³ saang²)province
  • 艾省 (ngaai⁶ saang²)province
Chinese Mandarin 亞伯達 /亚伯达, 艾伯塔
  • 亞伯達 /亚伯达 (Yàbódá)province
  • 艾伯塔 (Àibótǎ)province
  • 亞省 /亚省 (Yà Shěng)province
  • 艾省 (Ài Shěng)province
Czech Alberta
  • Albertaprovince
Danish Alberta
  • Albertaprovince
Dutch Alberta
  • Albertaprovince
Esperanto Alberto
  • Albertoprovince
Estonian Alberta
  • Albertaprovince
Finnish Alberta
  • Albertaprovince
French Alberta
  • Albertaprovince
German Alberta
  • Albertaprovince
Greek Αλμπέρτα, Αλβέρτα
  • Αλμπέρτα (Almpérta)province
  • Αλβέρτα (Alvérta)province
Hebrew אלברטה
  • אלברטהprovince
Hindi अलबर्टा
  • अलबर्टा (albarṭā)province
Hungarian Alberta
  • Albertaprovince
Icelandic Alberta
  • Albertaprovince
Indonesian Alberta
  • Albertaprovince
Italian Alberta
  • Albertaprovince
Japanese アルバータ, アルバータ州
  • アルバータ (Arubāta)province
  • アルバータ州 (Arubāta-shū)province
Korean 앨버타, 알버타
  • 앨버타 (Aelbeota)province
  • 알버타 (Albeota)province
Latin Alberta
  • Albertaprovince
Norwegian Alberta
  • Albertaprovince
Persian آلبرتا
  • آلبرتاprovince
Polish Alberta
  • Albertaprovince
Portuguese Alberta
  • Albertaprovince
Russian Альбе́рта
  • Альбе́рта (Alʹbérta)province
Slovak Alberta
  • Albertaprovince
Spanish Alberta
  • Albertaprovince
Swedish Alberta
  • Albertaprovince
Thai รัฐแอลเบอร์ตา
  • รัฐแอลเบอร์ตาprovince
Ukrainian Альбе́рта
  • Альбе́рта (Alʹbérta)province
Urdu البرٹا
  • البرٹا (albarṭā)province
Vietnamese Alberta
  • Albertaprovince

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Alberta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alberta

MLA

“Alberta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alberta. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alberta,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alberta.

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