What does "toronto" mean?
The capital city of Ontario, Canada and largest city Canada.
Toronto
/təˈɹɒ.nəʊ/ name
name ·Uncommon ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The capital city of Ontario, Canada and largest city Canada.
- Grammar: toronto is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: city, greater toronto area, metropolis, metropolitan region.
- Useful contrasts: countryside, rural area, rural region.
- Usage evidence: Would you please reserve a room near the Toronto International Airport?
How to use "toronto"
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The capital city of Ontario, Canada and largest city Canada.
"As Toronto slowly comes back to life after two years of repeated lockdowns and closures, the wreckage of the pandemic is surfacing like cigarette butts in melted snow drifts."
- 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:; A former unincorporated community in Woodside Township, now a suburb of Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois.
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- 6 Numerous places in the United States:; A ghost town in Helt Township, Vermillion County, Indiana.
- 7 Numerous places in the United States:; A small town in Clinton County, Iowa.
- 8 Numerous places in the United States:; A tiny city in Woodson County, Kansas, named after Toronto, Ontario.
- 9 Numerous places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Camden County, Missouri, named after Toronto, Ontario.
- 10 Numerous places in the United States:; A city in Jefferson County, Ohio, named after Toronto, Ontario.
- 11 Numerous places in the United States:; A small town in Deuel County, South Dakota, named after Toronto, Ontario.
Synonyms
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Example
"Would you please reserve a room near the Toronto International Airport?"
Common questions
What is a synonym for "toronto"?
Common synonyms include: city, greater toronto area, metropolis, metropolitan region, municipality, ontario capital.
How do you use "toronto" in a sentence?
Would you please reserve a room near the Toronto International Airport?
How do you pronounce "toronto"?
Pronounced /təˈɹɒ.nəʊ/.
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-.