Saskatchewan

Sas·katch·e·wan  (s-skch-wän, -wn) Abbr. SK or Sask.

A province of south-central Canada. The French established trading posts in the area c. 1750, but the first permanent settlement was made by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1774. The region became part of the Northwest Territories in 1870, joining the Confederation in 1905. Regina is the capital. Population: 968,000.

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Saskatchewan [sæsˈkætʃɪwən]

n

1. (Placename) a province of W Canada: consists of Canadian Shield in the north and open prairie in the south; economy based chiefly on agriculture and mineral resources. Capital: Regina. Pop.: 1 015 800 (2001 est.). Area: 651 900 sq. km (251 700 sq. miles) Abbreviations Sask SK

2. (Placename) a river in W Canada, formed by the confluence of the North and South Saskatchewan Rivers: flows east to Lake Winnipeg. Length: 596 km (370 miles)

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Saskatchewan - one of the three prairie provinces in west central Canada; "vast fields of wheat grow on Saskatchewan's prairies" Canada - a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world" Regina - the provincial capital of Saskatchewan Saskatoon - a city in central Saskatchewan; the largest city in the province