Toronto

[ tuh-ron-toh ]

noun
  1. a city in and the capital of Ontario, in SE Canada, on Lake Ontario.

Other words from Toronto

  • To·ron·to·ni·an [tawr-uhn-toh-nee-uhn, tor-, tuh-ron-], /ˌtɔr ənˈtoʊ ni ən, ˌtɒr-, tə rɒn-/, adjective, noun

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How to use Toronto in a sentence

  • The delegates proceeded afterwards to Ottawa and Toronto, where similar festive gatherings took place.

  • She remembered her ambitions and her resolve to leave the dreary plains and make her mark in Toronto or Montreal.

    The Girl From Keller's | Harold Bindloss
  • The land on each side is fertile, and supplies Toronto market.

    Canada and the Canadians | Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle
  • We also pass, in going to Toronto, two other remarkable places.

    Canada and the Canadians | Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle
  • Roberts is still in Germany and Todeschi has been exchanged and is now in Toronto.

British Dictionary definitions for Toronto

Toronto

/ (təˈrɒntəʊ) /


noun
  1. a city in S central Canada, capital of Ontario, on Lake Ontario: the major industrial centre of Canada; two universities. Pop: 2 481 494 (2001)

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Cultural definitions for Toronto

Toronto

Capital of Ontario, Canada, and the largest city in the province, in southern Ontario on Lake Ontario; the largest city in Canada; a commercial, financial, industrial, and cultural center of Canada.

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