English Explanatory Dictionary

Wascana

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename; the former name of Regina.
  2. Ellipsis of Wascana Creek.
  3. Ellipsis of Wascana Lake.

Word forms

Wascana

Etymology

Corruption of Cree Oskana kâ-asatêki (“the place where bones are piled”).

Synonyms

Many-bone Creek

Related words

Pile of Bones Bone Creek Many-bone Creek

Derived words

Wascana Creek Wascana Lake
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