Swift Current

proper noun

A city in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A rural municipality surrounding the city in south-west Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Swift Current No. 137.
  2. A community and designated place in eastern Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Origin

In Saskatchewan, apparently named after Swift Current Creek.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Swift Current. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Swift%20Current

MLA

“Swift Current.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Swift%20Current. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Swift Current,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Swift%20Current.

Source: Swift Current on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.