Definitions

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

  • The capital of Saskatchewan, Canada, in the southern part of the province southeast of Saskatoon. It was the capital of the Northwest Territories until the province of Saskatchewan was created in 1905.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In herpetology, a genus of water-snakes or aquatic harmless serpents of the family Colubridæ. The type is the striped water-snake of the United States, R. leberis.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun formal The reigning queen.
  • proper noun The provincial capital of Saskatchewan (Canada) with a metropolitan population of about 200,000.
  • proper noun A female given name.

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

  • noun the provincial capital of Saskatchewan

Etymologies

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From Latin regina ("queen"). The given name originally referred to the Virgin Mary as the Queen of Heaven. The Canadian city was named for Queen Victoria.

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Examples

  • REGINA - A former Regina youth worker has been sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting children.

    Ottawa Sun 2010

  • REGINA - A Regina teacher who has won awards for volunteer work is facing charges of sexual exploitation and sexual touching involving three male teens.

    Brandon Sun Online - Top Stories 2010

  • REGINA - A convicted stalker ordered banished from the city of Regina by a judge has launched an appeal, arguing the judge went too far.

    canada.com Top Stories 2010

  • • REGINA 5, MONTICELLO 0: Zoe Dutchik had three goals and an assist to lead the Regals at Regina.

    press-citizen.com - SPORTS 2010

  • REGINA -- The Saskatchewan government is hoping all roads lead to Regina.

    unknown title 2009

  • REGINA -- Two homegrown Regina carriers have combined their operations to establish a deeper footprint in the growing western market.

    unknown title 2009

  • REGINA -- The Saskatchewan government is hoping all roads lead to Regina.

    unknown title 2009

  • REGINA -- Two homegrown Regina carriers have combined their operations to establish a deeper footprint in the growing western market.

    unknown title 2009

  • REGINA -- Two homegrown Regina carriers have combined their operations to establish a deeper footprint in the growing western market.

    unknown title 2009

  • REGINA -- Two homegrown Regina carriers have combined their operations to establish a deeper footprint in the growing western market.

    unknown title 2009

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