Manitoba
Canada's keystone province
Manitoba is a Canadian province in the central prairies, bordered by Ontario, Saskatchewan, and the northern territories.
Winnipeg is its capital and largest city.
The province is known for its lakes, wheat production, and harsh winters.
We drove through Manitoba on our way to Calgary.
Masculine English name
- ThompsonPatronymic surname
- ChurchillManitoba's northern port
- DauphinGeographic proper name
- Trans-Canada HighwayCanada's main east-west route
hydro · NDP · PC · healthcare
Algonquian people of Canada
- OjibweAlgonquian-speaking indigenous nation
- MétisCanadian mixed-ancestry Indigenous nation
- powwowCeremonial tribal gathering
- First NationsCanada's non-Inuit indigenous peoples
reserves · Indigenous languages · birchbark · bannock · smudging · sweat lodge · reconciliation · land acknowledgment
Cereal crop for flour
harvest · combine · agriculture · farmland · grain elevator · breadbasket · homestead · pasture
Large Manitoba freshwater body
- GimliManitoba town, Lake Winnipeg
- pickerelSmall North American pike
- walleyeNorth American freshwater gamefish
- cottage countryRecreational rural region
fishing lodge · commercial fishing · freshwater · shoreline · beach · cabin · lake effect · ice roads
Subarctic evergreen biome
- black spruceNorthern evergreen with drooping branches
- jackpineTwo-needled northern pine
- tamarackNorth American larch species
- muskegWaterlogged peat terrain
lynx · moose · northern lights · peatland · treeline · wild rice · loon · beaver
Violent prolonged snowstorm
- windchillPerceived temperature drop
- subzeroBelow the freezing point
- snowdriftWind-gathered snow pile
- ice fishingCatching fish through frozen water
parka · mukluks · block heater · plug-in · snow removal · flurries · frostbite · tobogganing
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- MennoniteAnabaptist Christian denomination
- IcelandicOf a North Atlantic island
- French CanadianFrancophone from Canada
mosaic · heritage · newcomers · perogies · cuisines · languages · ethnic neighborhoods
Brandon
Masculine English name
Trans-Canada Highway · hydro · NDP · PC · healthcare
Cree
Algonquian people of Canada
- OjibweAlgonquian-speaking indigenous nation
- MétisCanadian mixed-ancestry Indigenous nation
- powwowCeremonial tribal gathering
First Nations · reserves · Indigenous languages · birchbark · bannock · smudging · sweat lodge · reconciliation · land acknowledgment
wheat
Cereal crop for flour
sunflower · harvest · combine · agriculture · farmland · grain elevator · breadbasket · homestead · pasture · meadowlark
Lake Winnipeg
Large Manitoba freshwater body
- GimliManitoba town, Lake Winnipeg
- pickerelSmall North American pike
- walleyeNorth American freshwater gamefish
cottage country · fishing lodge · commercial fishing · freshwater · shoreline · beach · cabin · lake effect · ice roads
taiga
Subarctic evergreen biome
- black spruceNorthern evergreen with drooping branches
- jackpineTwo-needled northern pine
- tamarackNorth American larch species
muskeg · lynx · moose · northern lights · peatland · treeline · wild rice · loon · beaver · wolf
blizzard
Violent prolonged snowstorm
ice fishing · parka · mukluks · block heater · plug-in · snow removal · flurries · frostbite · tobogganing · skating
multicultural
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- MennoniteAnabaptist Christian denomination
- IcelandicOf a North Atlantic island
French Canadian · mosaic · heritage · newcomers · perogies · cuisines · languages · ethnic neighborhoods
Jets
Pro sports franchises
- Canadian PlacesVancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary
- ProvincesBritish Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Formosa, Nova Scotia
- Canadian Shieldboreal forest, glacial lakes, Hudson Bay, Lake Superior, metamorphic rock
- Manitoba HistoryWinnipeg, Red River, Metis, Rupert's Land, Hudson's Bay Company
- Red River ValleyRed River, Winnipeg, Fargo, North Dakota, Minnesota
- Canadamaple leaf, maple syrup, hockey, beaver, Ottawa
ManitobaBritish Columbia
Canada's western coastal province
Nova Scotia · Nunavut · Prince Edward Island · Yukon · New Brunswick