Mississauga

American  

[mis-uh-saw-guh] / ˌmɪs əˈsɔ gə /

noun

plural

Mississaugas,

plural

Mississauga

1. a city in southeastern Ontario, in southern Canada, on the southwestern shore of Lake Ontario: suburb of Toronto.

2. a member of one of the First Nations of Ontario, a division of the Ojibwe people, historically living along the northern shore of Lake Ontario.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Mississauga.

Mississauga British  

/ ˌmɪsəˈsɔːɡə /

noun

1. a town in SE Ontario: a SW suburb of Toronto. Pop: 612 925 (2001)

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Etymology

Origin of Mississauga

First recorded in 1700–10; from French Mississague, from Ojibwe misiza⋅gi⋅ “inhabitant of the outlet of the large river” (i.e., the Mississagi)

Example Sentences

In 1860 a flock 1 mile wide and 300 miles long passed over Fort Mississauga on Lake Ontario.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Site owner Gursewak Singh Bal, 31, of Mississauga, Ontario, was among 11 defendants arrested this month.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2025

"Canada feels threatened and scared. It is very important he is here," said Theresa McKnight, from Mississauga, Ontario.

From BBC • May 26, 2025

Police are searching for former Air Canada manager Simran Preet Panesar, 31, from Brampton as well as Archit Grover, 36, from Brampton and Arsalan Chaudhary, 42, from Mississauga Ontario.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024

In the walls of Fort Mississauga, at Niagara, may still be seen the fire-places for heating the shot for the purpose here described.

From Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher : a tale of the war of 1812 by Withrow, W. H. (William Henry)