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Ontario
//ɒnˈtɛə.ɹi.əʊ// name
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Proper Noun
- 1 A province in eastern Canada. Capital: Toronto.
"In some Canadian provinces - namely Ontario, the largest by population - American booze will be pulled off the shelves indefinitely starting on Tuesday."
- 2 A large lake in North America, between the Canadian province of Ontario and the American state of New York; one of the Great Lakes; Lake Ontario.
- 3 A village in the Cayo District, Belize.
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; A city in San Bernardino County, California.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A township and unincorporated community therein, in Knox County, Illinois.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A community in Ames, Story County, Iowa.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; A town, hamlet, and census-designated place in Wayne County, New York.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; Ellipsis of Ontario County, New York. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Richland County, Ohio.
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Malheur County, Oregon.
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; A populated place in North Bethlehem Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
- 13 A number of places in the United States:; A populated place in Charlotte County, Virginia.
- 14 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
Etymology
Probably from Wyandot ontari꞉io (literally “great lake”). If so, ultimately from Proto-North Iroquoian *-õtaɹeʔ and Proto-Iroquoian * -õːtaɹiʔ.
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