Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of south-central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River northwest of Regina. Settled in 1883, it grew as a railway hub.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The service-berry or June-berry, Amelanchier Canadensis, probably also the shad-bush, A. Botryapium, and perhaps the western service-tree, A. alnifolia, all of which are likely to be more or loss confused by the Indians.

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  • proper noun The largest city in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, located on the South Saskatchewan River.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a city in central Saskatchewan; the largest city in the province
  • noun edible purple or red berries

Etymologies

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From saskatoon.

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  • Here's why: "SASKATOON -- Liberal strategy needs to shift focus to the NDP in the campaign's final days, according to Ontario Liberal Bob Rae, who spent an hour pumping up Saskatoon Grits Friday."

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  • Here's why: "SASKATOON -- Liberal strategy needs to shift focus to the NDP in the campaign's final days, according to Ontario Liberal Bob Rae, who spent an hour pumping up Saskatoon Grits Friday."

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  • SASKATOON - A 50-year-old inmate died Sunday at the Regional Psychiatric Centre (RPC) in Saskatoon.

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  • SASKATOON --- The Football Canada Cup moves back out west and will be hosted in Saskatoon the week of July 3-12th, 2009.

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  • SASKATOON - The last time Canadian champion ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir were at an event in Saskatoon, they were tiny skaters with big round eyes.

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  • SASKATOON - A six-year-old girl is in hospital in Saskatoon with potentially life-threatening injuries after police answered a call just before midnight about a domestic dispute at a home in a neighbourhood on the city's west side.

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  • SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, March 13 (UPI) -- A jury in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Friday sentenced a man who killed two Canadian Mounties and wounded a third to life in prison.

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  • News ServiceOctober 8, 2009 SASKATOON - A 33-year-old woman who was mistakenly released from police custody last week has been apprehended in Saskatoon.

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  • SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Two men have been arrested in a shooting that left a 6-year-old girl critically wounded in Saskatoon, Canada, police said.

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  • REGIONAL PSYCHIATRIC CENTRE, SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN -- (Marketwire - March 9, 2009) - On March 7, 2009, 40-year-old inmate David Dodge of the Regional Psychiatric Centre died of natural causes at a health facility in Saskatoon following a lengthy illness.

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