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.

Notes

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

Example Sentences

Other companies have also rushed to Saskatchewan to capitalise on the boom, starting their own exploration projects in the region, while existing players re-opened dormant mines.

From BBC

Unique visitors to Eagle Feather News, a tiny aboriginal newspaper in Saskatchewan, plummeted from about 20,000 to 12,000 a month in the five months after the Facebook ban.

From Los Angeles Times

Saskatchewan native Campbell, 31, is a former Canadian women’s pro player and national team member hired as a Firebirds assistant in July 2022 when the team was created as the Kraken’s AHL affiliate.

From Seattle Times

The Canadian sitcom “Little Mosque on the Prairie” premiered in 2007 and centered on a small Muslim community in a fictional Saskatchewan town.

From New York Times

As an example, Wenzel pointed to the substantial wait times to see a psychiatrist in Saskatchewan.

From Science Daily