"Saskatoon" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌsæs.kəˈtun/ [Canada]
Etymology: From saskatoon. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|saskatoon|text=+|tree=1}} From saskatoon. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Saskatoon
  1. The largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada (2016 census: 246,376 (city); 295,095 (metro)), located on the South Saskatchewan River. Categories (place): Cities in Canada, Cities in Saskatchewan, Canada, Places in Canada, Places in Saskatchewan, Canada Derived forms: Saskatoon berry, Saskatonian (english: the most common demonym), Saskatooner, Saskatoonian Related terms: Saskabush, Saskabusher, saskatoon, saskatoon berry (taxonomic: Amelanchier alnifolia) Translations (the largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada): ሰስካቱን (säskatun) (Amharic), Саскатун (Saskatun) (Belarusian), Саскатун (Saskatun) (Bulgarian), 薩斯卡通 /萨斯卡通 (Sàsīkǎtōng) (Chinese Mandarin), Saskatuno (Esperanto), Saskatoon [masculine] (French), Saskatoon [neuter] (German), Saskatun (note: Germanized spelling) [neuter] (German), Σασκατούν (Saskatoún) [neuter] (Greek), サスカトゥーン (Sasukatūn) (Japanese), 새스커툰 (saeseukeotun) (Korean), Саскатун (Saskatun) [masculine] (Pannonian Rusyn), Saskatoon [masculine] (Polish), Saskatoon [feminine] (Portuguese), Саскату́н (Saskatún) [masculine] (Russian), Саскатун (Serbo-Croatian), சாஸ்கடூன் (cāskaṭūṉ) (Tamil), Саскату́н (Saskatún) (Ukrainian), el Saskatoon (Volapük), Saskatun (Volapük)
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