Etobicoke.
A suburban district and former city in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Meaning & usage
A suburban district and former city in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
A river in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada; in full, Etobicoke Creek.
Where this word comes from
From Ojibwe Wadoopikaang (wah-do-be-kang, “where the alders grow”) . From the Mississaugas name of the land between the Etobicoke Creek and the Humber River. First transliterated into English as Ato-be-coake, becoming Tobacock, before becoming Etobicoke.
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