Saskatchewan

[sa-skach-uh-won, -wuh n]

noun

a province in W Canada. 251,700 sq. mi. (651,900 sq. km). Capital: Regina.

a river in SW Canada, flowing E to Lake Winnipeg: formed by the junction of the North Saskatchewan and South Saskatchewan rivers. 1205 miles (1940 km) long.

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Examples from the Web for saskatchewan

Contemporary Examples of saskatchewan

Harvey now lives in the central prairie province of Saskatchewan, Canadian news reports say, along with her husband and son.
Canada’s Newest Refugee: A Florida Mom Convicted of Unlawful Sex With a Minor
Tim Mak
June 10, 2014
This one was born in Floral, Saskatchewan, on the outskirts of Saskatoon, in the heart of Western Canada's wheat prairies.
Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse
W.C. Heinz
May 31, 2014
For example, in British Columbia, greenhouse gas emissions might go up, while in Saskatchewan, they would plummet.
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May 11, 2014
Alison is played by the marvelous Tatiana Maslany, an actress who hails from Regina, Saskatchewan.
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Sujay Kumar
April 19, 2014
Helm knows that even readers in his native Saskatchewan, far from the entertainments of cosmopolitan Toronto, need a plot.
The Canadian Faulkner
Tom LeClair
June 24, 2013

Historical Examples of saskatchewan

Up the mighty Saskatchewan for nearly a thousand miles they hurried on.
Oowikapun
Egerton Ryerson Young
It bordered a stream flowing, I concluded, into the Saskatchewan.
Snow Shoes and Canoes
William H. G. Kingston
“Heard you any news from the Saskatchewan of late,” said he.
Away in the Wilderness
R.M. Ballantyne
O man, if they would only send me up the Saskatchewan River!
The Young Fur Traders
R.M. Ballantyne
The Saskatchewan brigade is the largest and most noisy that halts at Norway House.
Hudson Bay
R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

noun

a province of W Canada: consists of part of the Canadian Shield in the north and open prairie in the south; economy based chiefly on agriculture and mineral resources. Capital: Regina. Pop: 995 391 (2004 est). Area: 651 900 sq km (251 700 sq miles)Abbreviation: Sask, SK

a river in W Canada, formed by the confluence of the North and South Saskatchewan Rivers: flows east to Lake Winnipeg. Length: 596 km (370 miles)

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Word Origin and History for saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Canadian province, named for the river running through it, from Cree kis-si-ska-tches-wani-sipi "rapid flowing river."

saskatchewan in Culture

Saskatchewan

Province in west-central Canada, bordered to the north by the Northwest Territories, to the east by Manitoba, to the south by North Dakota and Montana, and to the west by Alberta. Its capital and largest city is Regina.

Note

Some of the world's largest wheat fields grow on Saskatchewan's vast unbroken prairie.