Glossary

moh-kíns-tsis 1 : elbow 2 : early name for the the place currently known as Calgary, named for the large bend in what is now called the Bow River; etymology: Blackfoot (Siksika) word calgary 1 : the largest city in the Canadian province of Alberta; etymology: kaldand gart, Old Norse words for “cold” and “garden”; alternatively, caladhand garaidh, Gaelic words meaning “the haven by the dyke,” or “bay farm,” or “clear running water.” inglewood 1 : Calgary’s oldest neighborhood 2 a : a wood in a corner b : a woodland in a bend 3 : a light in a woodland; etymology: aingeal, Gaelic word meaning “fireplace or angle” and wode, and Old Irish word meaning “tree.”

ecology 1 : science that studies the interaction of living organisms 2 : universal manner of being in the world; etymology: logos, Greek word for “natural” + oikos, Greek word for “relations of home”

habitat 1 : the environment in which a plant or animal lives and grows; includes not only the place where a species is found, but also the particular characteristics of the place that make it especially well suited to meet the life cycle needs of that species; etymology: habitare, Latin word for “dwell; inhabit.”

sanctuary 1 : a place of refuge or protection for wildlife where predators are controlled and hunting is illegal 2 : the protection that is provided by a safe place 3 : a sacred or consecrated place; etymology: sanctus, Latin word for “holy.” wildland 1 : a sparsely inhabited or uncultivated region or tract that may be unfit for cultivation 2 : land that is not subject to human restraint or regulation; uncontrolled or unruly; not tame 3 : a place with a free, natural, sensational, or fantastic state of existence; etymology: wilde + land, Middle English words for “in the natural state, uncultivated” and “earth, ground, territory.” estate 1 : a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent with an elaborate house on it 2 : a period or condition of life; etymology: stare, Latin word for “to stand” and status, Latin word for “state or condition, position, place.”