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abbreviation

Saskatchewan, Canada (approved for postal use).

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Words nearby SK

sjambok, SJC, S.J.D., sjoe, S.J. Res., SK, SK8, ska, skag, Skagen, Skagerrak

Other definitions for SK (2 of 2)

sk.

abbreviation

sack.

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How to use SK in a sentence

He put this concluding question with a wink of such astounding significance, that Little Jim could only reply with another “sk!”
Life in the Red Brigade|R.M. Ballantyne
Little Jim replied by a sound which can only be represented by the letters “sk,” pronounced in the summit of the nose.
Life in the Red Brigade|R.M. Ballantyne
White (the color), ska̍la (sk with the point of the tongue).
Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions)|Maximilian, Prinz von Wied
The day was fine and warm, a bright sun was shining, and the Sk at the time when we entered it was a various and animated scene.
The Blind Mother and The Last Confession|Hall Caine

Moving to the "reason" column on this page, we have here an entry of 27 October 1957, which is abbreviated, "To Sk."
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for SK (1 of 3)

sk¹

abbreviation for

sack

British Dictionary definitions for SK (2 of 3)

sk²

the internet domain name for

Slovak Republic

British Dictionary definitions for SK (3 of 3)

abbreviation for

(esp in postal addresses) Saskatchewan

Slovakia (international car registration)

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