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: 1 208 268 (2011). Area: 650 090 sq km (251 000 sq miles)
Abbreviation: MB
2. Lake Manitoba
Manitoba in American English
(ˌmænəˈtoʊbə)
1.
province of SC Canada: 250,946 sq mi (649,947 sq km); pop. 1,114,000; cap. Winnipeg
abbrev. MB or Man
2.
Lakelake in S Manitoba: 1,817 sq mi (4,706 sq km)
Derived forms
Manitoban (ˌManiˈtoban)
adjective, noun
Word origin
Cree manitoowapaaw, the narrows (of Lake Manitoba), lit., god narrows