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Edmonton, n.

Pronunciation: /ˈɛdməntən/

1. The capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and the province’s second-largest city.

(adapted from Wikipedia, accessed Feb 8, 2011)

city, n.

Pronunciation:  /ˈsɪtɪ/

 

1. orig. A town or other inhabited place. 

2. spec. A title ranking above that of ‘town’.

e. In the dominion of Canada: a municipality of the highest class.

3. The community of the inhabitants of a city.

(adapted from the Oxford English Dictionary Online, accessed Feb 8, 2011)

community, n.

Pronunciation:  Brit. /kəˈmjuːnɨti/ , U.S. /kəˈmjunədi/

1. A body of people or things viewed collectively.

a. The generality of people; the people as a group.Obs.

b. The body of people having common or equal rights or rank, as distinguished from the privileged classes; the commons; the commonalty.Obs.

2. A body of people who live in the same place, usually sharing a common cultural or ethnic identity. Hence: a place where a particular body of people lives.

 (adapted from the Oxford English Dictionary Online, accessed Feb 8, 2011)

Edmontonian, n.

1. A resident of Edmonton.