Saskatchewan
//səˈskæt͡ʃ.əˌwɑːn// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A prairie province in western Canada. Capital: Regina.
- 2 A major river in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada.
Example
More examples""Bigger lakes may increase the risk of catastrophic dam failure," Joseph Shea, a glacier hydrologist at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada, told the magazine Science."
Etymology
From Cree ᑭᓯᐢᑳᒋᐘᓂ ᓰᐱᕀ (kisiskâciwani-sîpiy, “swift-flowing river”). The province is named after the river, which flows through it.
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