Manitoba

American  

[man-i-toh-buh] / ˌmæn ɪˈtoʊ bə /

noun

1. a province in central Canada. 246,512 sq. mi. (638,466 sq. km). Man. Winnipeg.

2. Lake, a lake in the S part of this province. 120 miles (195 km) long; 1,817 sq. mi. (4,705 sq. km).

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Manitoba British  

/ ˌmænɪˈtəʊbə /

noun

1.  MB.  a province of W Canada: consists of prairie in the southwest, with extensive forests in the north and tundra near Hudson Bay in the northeast. Capital: Winnipeg. Pop: 1 170 268 (2004 est). Area: 650 090 sq km (251 000 sq miles)

2. a lake in W Canada, in S Manitoba: fed by the outflow from Lake Winnipegosis; drains into Lake Winnipeg. Area: 4706 sq km (1817 sq miles)

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Manitoba Cultural  

1. Province in central Canada, bordered to the north by the Northwest Territories, to the northeast by Hudson Bay, to the east by Ontario, to the south by Minnesota and North Dakota, and to the west by Saskatchewan. Winnipeg is the capital and largest city.

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Other Word Forms

• Manitoban adjective

Example Sentences

If a project shoots in Manitoba, for instance, the federal and provincial credits and uplifts can add up to more than 60%.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

“Nuisance Bear,” a prizewinner at Sundance earlier this year, brought an effective style of its own to a story set in Churchill, Manitoba, aka the “Polar Bear Capital of the World.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

It’s also why the flat lands of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta became the earliest hotbeds of curling, which aligned well with the farming season.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

Ms Ponting eventually married and moved to Manitoba, where she had two children whom she is still close to.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

Owen’s parents were the owners and operators of Tundra Treks, a company that took people to see polar bears in the frozen wilderness outside Churchill, Manitoba.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz