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Calgary.

The largest city in Alberta, Canada.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkæl.ɡə.ɹi//ˈkæl.ɡɹi/
  1. The largest city in Alberta, Canada.

  2. A village on the island of Mull, Scotland.

Where this word comes from

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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