Saskatchewan

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/səˈskæt͡ʃ.əˌwɑːn//səˈskæt͡ʃ.ə.wən/

proper noun

A prairie province in western Canada. Capital: Regina.

Similar
SKSk.SaskSask.SSK
OriginCree ᑭᓯᐢᑳᒋᐘᓂ ᓰᐱᕀ →
CommonScrabble 24
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Saskatchouan

  1. A prairie province in western Canada. Capital: Regina.

    Synonyms: SK, Sk., Sask, Sask., SSK

  2. A major river in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA prairie province in western Canada. Capital: Regina.

Similar
SKSk.SaskSask.SSK
Also see
saskatchewan river

Origin

  1. Creeᑭᓯᐢᑳᒋᐘᓂ ᓰᐱᕀ“swift-flowing river”
  2. EnglishSaskatchewan

From Cree ᑭᓯᐢᑳᒋᐘᓂ ᓰᐱᕀ (kisiskâciwani-sîpiy, “swift-flowing river”). The province is named after the river, which flows through it.

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Translations

Arabic سَاسْكَاتْشُوَان
  • سَاسْكَاتْشُوَان (saskatšuwān)Province in western Canada
Bulgarian Саска́чеван
  • Саска́чеван (Saskáčevan)Province in western Canada
Catalan Saskatchewan
  • SaskatchewanProvince in western Canada
Chinese Cantonese 沙斯卡寸旺, 沙士加芝灣 /沙士加芝湾
  • 沙斯卡寸旺 (saa¹ si¹ kaa¹ cun³ wong⁶)Province in western Canada
  • 沙士加芝灣 /沙士加芝湾 (saa¹ si³ gaa¹ zi¹ waan¹)Province in western Canada
  • 沙斯卡川 (saa¹ si¹ kaa¹ cyun¹)Province in western Canada
  • 薩斯喀徹溫 /萨斯喀彻温 (saat³ si¹ kaa³ cit³ wan¹)Province in western Canada
  • 沙省 (saa¹ saang²)Province in western Canada
  • 薩省 /萨省 (saat³ saang²)Province in western Canada
Chinese Mandarin 薩斯喀徹溫 /萨斯喀彻温, 薩克其萬 /萨克其万
  • 薩斯喀徹溫 /萨斯喀彻温 (Sàsīkāchèwēn)Province in western Canada
  • 薩克其萬 /萨克其万 (Sàkèqíwàn)Province in western Canada
  • 沙斯卡寸旺 (Shāsīkǎcùnwàng)Province in western Canada
  • 沙斯卡川 (Shāsīkǎchuān)Province in western Canada
  • 薩省 /萨省 (Sà Shěng)Province in western Canada
  • 沙省 (Shā Shěng)Province in western Canada
Dutch Saskatchewan
  • SaskatchewanProvince in western Canada
Esperanto Saskaĉevano
  • SaskaĉevanoProvince in western Canada
Finnish Saskatchewan
  • SaskatchewanProvince in western Canada
French Saskatchewan
  • SaskatchewanProvince in western Canada
German Saskatchewan
  • SaskatchewanProvince in western Canada
Greek Σασκάτσουαν
  • Σασκάτσουαν (Saskátsouan)Province in western Canada
Hebrew ססקצ׳ואן
  • ססקצ׳ואןProvince in western Canada
Hindi सास्काचेवान
  • सास्काचेवान (sāskācevān)Province in western Canada
Hungarian Saskatchewan
  • SaskatchewanProvince in western Canada
Italian Saskatchewan
  • SaskatchewanProvince in western Canada
Japanese サスカチュワン, サスカチュワン州
  • サスカチュワン (Sasukachuwan)Province in western Canada
  • サスカチュワン州 (Sasukachuwan-shū)Province in western Canada
Korean 서스캐처원
  • 서스캐처원 (Seoseukaecheowon)Province in western Canada
Persian ساسکاچوان
  • ساسکاچوان (sâskâčuân)Province in western Canada
Polish Saskatchewan
  • SaskatchewanProvince in western Canada
Portuguese Saskatchewan, Sascachevão
  • SaskatchewanProvince in western Canada
  • SascachevãoProvince in western Canada
Punjabi ਸਸਕੈਚਵਨ
  • ਸਸਕੈਚਵਨ (saskaicavan)Province in western Canada
Russian Саска́чеван
  • Саска́чеван (Saskáčevan)Province in western Canada
Slovak Saskatchewan
  • SaskatchewanProvince in western Canada
Spanish Saskatchewan
  • SaskatchewanProvince in western Canada
Swedish Saskatchewan
  • SaskatchewanProvince in western Canada
Thai รัฐซัสแคตเชวัน
  • รัฐซัสแคตเชวัน (rát sátkaecheerwaan)Province in western Canada
Ukrainian Саска́чеван
  • Саска́чеван (Saskáčevan)Province in western Canada
Cite this entry
APA

Saskatchewan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saskatchewan

MLA

“Saskatchewan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saskatchewan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Saskatchewan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saskatchewan.

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