Prairie Provinces

Prairie Provinces
the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, in W Canada.

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 the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, in the northern Great Plains region of North America. They constitute the great wheat-producing region of Canada and are a major source for petroleum, potash, and natural gas. With British Columbia they form the Western Provinces.

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