Calgary Definition–noun | a city in S Alberta, in SW Canada. 469,917. |
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Alberta Definition–noun | 1. | a province in W Canada. 1,799,771; 255,285 sq. mi. (661,190 sq. km). Capital: Edmonton. Abbreviation: Alba., Alta. |
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city, southern Alberta, Canada. It lies on the western edge of the Great Plains, at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers, 185 miles (298 km) south of Edmonton. It was founded in 1875 as the ...
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statesman and prime minister of Canada (1930-35) during the Great Depression.Olympic Games
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Mitchell, W.O.
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American speed skater whose dominance in the sprint races of his sport was overshadowed by his misfortune in the Olympic Winter Games.Tomba, Alberto
flamboyant Italian Alpine skier who earned five Olympic medals, including gold in both the slalom and the giant slalom at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and in the giant slalom ...
Luding-Rothenburger, Christa
East German speed skater and cyclist who earned the distinction of being the first and only person to win Summer and Winter Olympic medals in the same year (1988). At the Winter Games in Calgary, ...
Alpine skiing
skiing technique that evolved during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the mountainous terrain of the Alps in central Europe. Modern Alpine competitive skiing is divided into the so-called ...
Smetanina, Raisa
Russian Nordic skier who competed in five Winter Olympics and holds the women's record for winning the most medals at the Winter Games. Her total of 10 medals is second only to that of Bjorn Daehlie ...
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