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Victoria, the capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia, and Regina, the capital of the Canadian province Saskatchewan, were both named for Queen Victoria. "Regina" is the Latin word for queen.

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Regina is the capital of the province of Saskatchewan (it means "Queen" in Latin) and Victoria is the capital of the province of British Columbia. Both were named in honour of Queen Victoria.


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The capital cities of both British Columbia (Victoria) and Saskatchewan (Regina) were both named in honour of Queen Victoria.


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