Prairie Provinces

plural noun

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

Prairie Provinces

plural noun

1. the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, which lie in the N Great Plains region of North America: the chief wheat and petroleum producing area of Canada

Example Sentences

The fires in Alberta are sending plumes of smoke eastward over prairie provinces Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

From Reuters

In Canada, the rise in babies born with syphilis is concentrated in the three prairie provinces: Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

From Reuters

In Canada, the majority of tornadoes pop up in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba — the so-called Prairie Provinces — and Ontario.

From New York Times

Canada’s oil-producing prairie provinces see red.

From Washington Post

There are complicated regional tensions to navigate, particularly in the oil-rich prairie provinces, where many think Ottawa is threatening the sector that powers their economies.

From Washington Post