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Ontario.

A province in eastern Canada. Capital: Toronto.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ɒnˈtɛə.ɹi.əʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ɑnˈtɛəɹ.i.oʊ/General-American/ɒnˈtɛə.ɹi.o/Canada/ɒnˈtæɹ.i.o/Canada
  1. A province in eastern Canada. Capital: Toronto.

  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.

  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.

  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.

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  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.

  15. Ellipsis of Ontario Township

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  16. Ellipsis of Ontario County

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Iroquoian *-õːtaɹiʔ Proto-North Iroquoian *-õtaɹeʔ Wyandot ontari꞉iobor.? English Ontario Probably from Wyandot ontari꞉io (literally “great lake”). If so, ultimately from Proto-North Iroquoian *-õtaɹeʔ and Proto-Iroquoian * -õːtaɹiʔ. The Canadian province and New York county were named after the lake.

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