Athabasca

American  

[ath-uh-bas-kuh] / ˌæθ əˈbæs kə /

Or Athabaska

noun

1. Lake, a lake in western Canada, in northwestern Saskatchewan and northeastern Alberta. About 200 miles (320 km) long; about 3,000 sq. mi. (7,800 sq. km).

2. a river in southwestern Alberta, Canada, flowing northeast to Lake Athabasca; oil-bearing tar sands. 765 miles (1,231 km) long.

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Example Sentences

Ollenberger sees Suncor, Cenovus, Athabasca Oil and Strathcona as the most likely beneficiaries of the new market climate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Stocks of companies seen as competing most directly with Venezuelan crude were weaker on Wednesday, with Cenovus down more than 3% and Athabasca Oil Corp also slipping about 2%.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

But what makes Canada’s Athabasca Region unique is that its uranium is especially high grade, said Markus Piro, a professor of nuclear engineering at McMaster University.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2024

“That was our dream home,” said Cardinal, a member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, as she scanned the cabin’s flattened, charred remains in September.

From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2023

The Copper Indians traded at the latter post, while the Northern or Chipewyan Indians resorted to the more southern and older post on the Athabasca River.

From A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations by Tyrrell, J. B.