Wetaskiwin

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Canada/wiˈtæskəwɪn/ [wiˈɾæskəwɪn]

proper noun

A city in Alberta, Canada, located within the municipal district.

OriginCree ᐑᑕᐢᑮᐏᐣ ᐃᐢᐸᑎᓇᐤ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Alberta, Canada, located within the municipal district.
  2. A municipal district in central Alberta; in full, the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10.

Origin

  1. Creeᐑᑕᐢᑮᐏᐣ ᐃᐢᐸᑎᓇᐤ“hills where peace was made”
  2. EnglishWetaskiwin

From Cree ᐑᑕᐢᑮᐏᐣ ᐃᐢᐸᑎᓇᐤ (wiitaskiiwin ispatinaw, “hills where peace was made”).

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APA

Wetaskiwin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wetaskiwin

MLA

“Wetaskiwin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wetaskiwin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wetaskiwin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wetaskiwin.

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