English Explanatory Dictionary

Toronto

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of Ontario, Canada and largest city Canada.
  2. A lakeside suburb of Greater Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, in the local government area of the City of Lake Macquarie.
  3. An unincorporated community in the township of Lot 23, Grenville Parish, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  4. A village in County Durham, England.
  5. Numerous places in the United States:
  6. A former unincorporated community in Woodside Township, now a suburb of Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois.
  7. A ghost town in Helt Township, Vermillion County, Indiana.
  8. A small town in Clinton County, Iowa.
  9. A tiny city in Woodson County, Kansas, named after Toronto, Ontario.
  10. An unincorporated community in Camden County, Missouri, named after Toronto, Ontario.
  11. A city in Jefferson County, Ohio, named after Toronto, Ontario.
  12. A small town in Deuel County, South Dakota, named after Toronto, Ontario.

Pronunciation

/təˈɹɒ.nəʊ/ /təˈɹɒn.təʊ/ /təˈɹɑ.noʊ/ /təˈɹɑn.toʊ/ [tʰəˈɹɑ̈ntʰo(ʊ)] [tʰəˈɹɑ̈ɾ̃o(ʊ)] /təˈɹɑnoʊ/ [tʰəˈɹɑɾ̃ə] [tʰɹɑɾ̃ə] [t͡ʃəˈɹɑno(ʊ)] [t͡ʃɹɑno(ʊ)] [t͡ʃəˈɹɑnə] [t͡ʃɹɑnə] [t̠͡ɹ̠̊˔ʷɑɾ̃ə] EN-Toronto.ogg en-CA Toronto (contracted).ogg

Word forms

Toronto

Etymology

From Mohawk tkaronto (“where trees stand in water”), originally referring to the strait between Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching. Compare karón꞉ta (“tree”) from Proto-North Iroquoian *-ɹõt-.

Synonyms

Big Smoke Hogtown Hollywood North Muddy York The 6 The North Queen City T.O. York

Related words

Torontonian

Derived words

Toronto Islands
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