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Saskatchewan

[ sa-skach-uh-won, -wuhn ]

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.


Saskatchewan

/ sæsˈkætʃɪwən /

noun

  1. 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) AbbreviationSaskSK
  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)


Saskatchewan

  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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Notes

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

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Example Sentences

Harvey now lives in the central prairie province of Saskatchewan, Canadian news reports say, along with her husband and son.

This one was born in Floral, Saskatchewan, on the outskirts of Saskatoon, in the heart of Western Canada's wheat prairies.

For example, in British Columbia, greenhouse gas emissions might go up, while in Saskatchewan, they would plummet.

Alison is played by the marvelous Tatiana Maslany, an actress who hails from Regina, Saskatchewan.

Helm knows that even readers in his native Saskatchewan, far from the entertainments of cosmopolitan Toronto, need a plot.

The particular fort on the Great Saskatchewan has been described with absolute accuracy of detail.

The sun had fallen beneath the black tree line, which fringed the northern shore of the Saskatchewan.

A large market for this fruit is opening up in the rapidly growing provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan.

The less known Little Saskatchewan empties itself into the lake on the opposite side, about forty miles further south.

He stood alone, confronted by a merciless rival, in the lonely forest of the Saskatchewan.

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