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saskatoon

Syllables: sas·ka·toon/ˌsæskəˈtuːn/

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Canada/ˌsæs.kəˈtun/

saskatoon noun: a shrub inhabiting western North America (Amelanchier alnifolia).

Noun

saskatoon (plural saskatoons)

  1. (Canadian-Prairies) A shrub inhabiting western North America (Amelanchier alnifolia).
  2. (Canadian-Prairies) The edible berry of this shrub.

Proper noun capitalized: Saskatoon

Saskatoon

  1. The largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada (2016 census: 246,376 (city); 295,095 (metro)), located on the South Saskatchewan River.
    • Officials from the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, Ontario Provincial Police and the Saskatoon Police Service are among dozens of witnesses testifying to the House of Commons health committee this week as it studies the government’s bill to legalize marijuana.2017 September 12, Mia Rabson, “Police ask feds to postpone date for legal pot”, in The Star, Canada, archived from the original on 26 Mar 2025, retrieved 17 Sep 2017

Synonyms of saskatoon

Forms of saskatoon

pluralsaskatoons

Origin of saskatoon

From Cree ᒥᓵᐢᑿᑑᒥᐣ (misaaskwatoomin, “saskatoon berry”), from ᒥᓵᐢᑿᐟ (misaaskwat, “saskatoon shrub”) + ᒥᐣ (min, “berry”).

From saskatoon.

Words formed from saskatoon

Phrases with saskatoon

Questions about saskatoon

What does saskatoon mean?
Saskatoon means a shrub inhabiting western North America (Amelanchier alnifolia).
What part of speech is saskatoon?
Saskatoon can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce saskatoon?
Saskatoon is pronounced /ˌsæskəˈtuːn/.
What is the plural of saskatoon?
The plural of saskatoon is saskatoons.

Words near saskatoon in the dictionary

  1. Saskatchewanite
  2. Saskatchewanites
  3. Saskatchouan
  4. Saskatonian
  5. Saskatonians
  6. saskatoon
  7. Saskatoon berries
  8. Saskatoon berry
  9. saskatoon blueberries
  10. saskatoon blueberry
  11. Saskatooner

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