Saskatchewan

American  

[sa-skach-uh-won, -wuhn] / sæˈskætʃ əˌwɒn, -wən /

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.

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Saskatchewan British  

/ sæsˈkætʃɪwən /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Sask.   SK.  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)

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)

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Saskatchewan Cultural  

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

Example Sentences

If the Saskatchewan sale is recognized in the period, it would mean an additional $900,000 in revenue on top of the $5.2 million Rosenblatt is modeling, or the $4 million forecast by the Street.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

And we’re not at some bonspiel in Saskatchewan just trying things out.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Angela Rasmussen, an American virologist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization at the University of Saskatchewan, saw no legitimate reason for the vaccine to be canned.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

Jake Leguee is a third-generation farmer in Saskatchewan, Canada.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

“We’ll stay in Montreal a couple of days. Sell the car. Then take the bus to, I don’t know, Saskatchewan or something. We’ll go to the weirdest place we can find.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt