Calgary

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Calgary

The largest city in Alberta, Canada.
A village on the island 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

Blackfoot: Moh-kíns-tsis-aká-piyoyis, Moh-kíns-tsis
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／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)
Khmer: កាលហ្គារី (kaalgiərii)
Marathi: कॅल्गरी n (kĕlgarī)
Plains Cree: otôskwanihk, Otos-kwunee
Portuguese: Calgary f
Russian: Ка́лгари (ru) m (Kálgari)
Sarcee: Kootsisáw
South Slavey: Klincho-tinay-indihay
Stoney: Wincheesh-pah, Wichispa Oyade
Ukrainian: Ка́лґарі (Kálgari)

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Calgary.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkaw.ɡa.ɾi/

Proper noun

Calgary

Calgary (the largest city in Alberta, Canada)
Calgary (a village on the island of Mull, Scotland)

Spanish

Proper noun

Calgary f

Calgary (the largest city in Alberta, Canada)
Calgary (a village on the island of Mull, Scotland)

Related terms

calgariano

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