Toronto

American  

[tuh-ron-toh] / təˈrɒn toʊ /

noun

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

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Toronto British  

/ 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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Toronto Cultural  

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• Torontonian
  adjective

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Example Sentences

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Toronto

A new Canadian study led by University of Toronto professor Harvey Anderson adds to that evidence.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

It began production in Toronto in 1976, moved to Edmonton and eventually migrated to NBC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

In Toronto she had the ball turned over twice - that was her joint-most in any England game.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

After studying at Yale and Harvard and holding posts at UC Berkeley, University of Michigan, University of Toronto, York University and Cornell, he joined Johns Hopkins in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

My third student was a nun of the order of Sisters of St. Joseph, named Sister Irma, who taught “cooking and drawing” at a convent elementary school just outside Toronto.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

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