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Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

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A province in west central Canada with large farms and wide flat land
  • proper noun
  • /sæˈskætʃəwən/
: Saskatchewan
  • You have this fabulous production of grain and you see pictures of northern Saskatchewan in Canada with the big grain reapers, right?
  • Saskatchewan First Nations
  • Saskatchewan First
  • Saskatchewan population

You're going on a world tour and you're in a you're in a glam band, a glam rock band and you're going to Detroit and you're going to Saskatchewan and you're going to Germany.

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Examples

  • The program that resulted, the Saskatchewan Hospital Services Plan, covered hospital expenses for every resident of the province.

    Academic text (1996)
  • It's the capital of Saskatchewan.

  • It's wild country, way north of the Saskatchewan River.

  • But you can ask the girl from Saskatchewan.

  • Oh, yes, I remember, from Saskatchewan.

  • Mother, look, I'm going to take Miss Ireland back to Saskatchewan in the morning.

  • You don't have to spend the next six months in Saskatchewan.

  • Hi, Conan, my name is Marie, I'm calling from Saskatchewan, Canada.

  • I'm from Regina, Saskatchewan.

  • The vast farmland in Saskatchewan attracts farmers from all over Canada.

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Etymology

Saskatchewan comes from a Cree word, kisiskāciwani-sīpiy, which means 'swift flowing river'. The province is named after the Saskatchewan River, so the name reminds us of a large river that runs quickly across the open plains.