Saskatoon

//ˌsæs.kəˈtun// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A shrub inhabiting western North America (Amelanchier alnifolia). Canadian-Prairies
  2. 2
    edible purple or red berries wordnet
  3. 3
    The edible berry of this shrub. Canadian-Prairies
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada (2016 census: 246,376 (city); 295,095 (metro)), located on the South Saskatchewan River.

Synonyms

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juneberryserviceberrysaskatoon berryshadberry

Example

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""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

Etymology 1

From saskatoon.

Etymology 2

From Cree ᒥᓵᐢᑿᑑᒥᐣ (misaaskwatoomin, “saskatoon berry”), from ᒥᓵᐢᑿᐟ (misaaskwat, “saskatoon shrub”) + ᒥᐣ (min, “berry”).

Related phrases

Saskatoon berrysaskatoon blueberry

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