Saskatoon

Prairie river city

Saskatoon is a city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, the largest in the province and situated on the South Saskatchewan River.

The word also refers to a shrub native to North America that produces edible purple berries, also called serviceberries or juneberries: We picked saskatoons for pie.

The city takes its name from the berry.

berry

serviceberry

Edible fruit-bearing shrub

  • pieCrust-enclosed baked dish
  • jamCooked fruit spread
  • IndigenousOriginal inhabitants of land

foraging · shrub · purple · harvesting · wild · native · antioxidants · picking · preserves · sweet

city

prairie

Open grassy flatland

river · university · bridges · potash · agriculture · Canadian · winter · flat · sprawl

Categories
Opposites
provincial capital status

Saskatoonprovincial capitals

Chief cities of provinces

Ottawa · Victoria · Edmonton · Winnipeg

canadian city size/prominence

SaskatoonToronto

Ontario's capital city

Vancouver · Montreal · Calgary · New York City · metropolis

geographic/climate contrast

SaskatoonVancouver

Major Canadian Pacific port

Victoria · Miami · Los Angeles · coastal cities · San Diego

Family

Saskatchewan

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G