Portage la Prairie

[ pawr-tij luh prair-ee, pohr- ]

noun

1. a city in S Manitoba, in S central Canada, W of Winnipeg.

Example Sentences

Last year, Long Plain First Nation did some ground penetration work at the site of the Portage Residential School in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba.

From Reuters

“We don’t want to bring covid back to our country, but we have a right to return,” David Jeffries said in a Zoom call from his living room in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.

From Washington Post

Portage la Prairie, Martin told us, is the geographical center of North America.

From Washington Post

In Canada, a tornado touched down on the Long Plain First Nation, near Portage la Prairie, according to Environment Canada.

From US News

On a Hutterite colony southwest of Portage la Prairie, 20-year-old amateur photographer Rachelle Baer jumped into a truck with her father and headed out to get some shots of the storm.

From US News