Redmonton

Redmonton
 n.— «Because if the election is going to be decided in Battleground Calgary, why the heck did the Liberal leader spend three days door-knocking with candidates in and around Edmonton (better known as Redmonton)?» —“Taft banking on ‘new’ Albertans” by Neil Waugh Edmonton Sun (Alberta, Canada) Feb. 17, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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