Saskatchewan

American  

[sa-skach-uh-won, -wuhn] / sæˈskætʃ əˌwɒn, -wən /

noun

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

2. a river in SW Canada, flowing E to Lake Winnipeg: formed by the junction of the North Saskatchewan and South Saskatchewan rivers. 1,205 miles (1,940 km) long.

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Saskatchewan British  

/ sæsˈkætʃɪwən /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Sask.   SK.  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)

2. 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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Saskatchewan Cultural  

1. 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.

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

Example Sentences

Aware House Books, a New Age-oriented bookstore in Regina, Saskatchewan, posted a video of an employee ripping up Chopra’s books, and announced it would no longer order or carry them.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Oil-and-gas extraction increased for a second consecutive month, with higher crude-petroleum output in Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as a rise in natural gas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Housed at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in Canada, Scotty is the largest T. rex ever discovered and one of the most complete.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

If the Saskatchewan sale is recognized in the period, it would mean an additional $900,000 in revenue on top of the $5.2 million Rosenblatt is modeling, or the $4 million forecast by the Street.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The Irishman staked a claim, opened a brick factory on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River, and made a fortune on the Northwest’s turn-of-the-century construction boom.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand