Calgary

English

Etymology

Named after Calgary in Mull, Scotland, from Scottish Gaelic cala ghearraidh.

Pronunciation

Audio (CA) (file)
IPA^(key): /ˈkæl.ɡə.ɹi/
Audio (US) (file)

Proper noun

Calgary

The largest city of the province of Alberta (Canada).
A village on the isle of Mull, Scotland, the eponym of the Canadian city.

Synonyms

(Calgary, AB, CAN): CGY, Cgy, Cgy. (abbreviation)

Holonyms

(Calgary, AB, CAN):

Alberta
- Canada

Derived terms

Calgarian

Translations

city

Chinese:
Cantonese: 卡加利 (kaa¹ gaa¹ lei⁶), 卡加立 (kaa¹ gaa¹ lap⁶), 卡技利 (kaa¹ gei⁶ lei⁶), 卡城 (kaa¹ sing⁴) (short form)

Mandarin: 卡爾加里 (zh), 卡尔加里 (zh) (Kǎ'ěrjiālǐ), 卡加立 (Kǎjiālì), 卡城 (Kǎchéng) (short form)
German: Calgary (de)
Greek: Κάλγκαρι (Kálgkari)
Hebrew: קלגרי‎‎ (qalgari)

Hindi: कैलगरी (kailagrī)
Japanese: カルガリー (Karugarī)
Marathi: कॅल्गरी n (kǎlgarī)
Plains Cree: otôskwanihk
Portuguese: Calgary f
Russian: Ка́лгари (ru) m (Kálgari)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Calgary.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkaw.ɡa.ɾi/

Proper noun

Calgary f

Calgary (a city in Alberta, Canada)

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