Mississauga

American  

[mis-uh-saw-guh] / ˌmɪs əˈsɔ gə /

noun

Mississaugas plural

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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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• Mississaugas
  plural
• Mississauga
  plural

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

Poilievre, meanwhile, added a campaign stop in Mississauga, a Toronto suburb, to speak with members of the Filipino community there.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

The agreement was ratified after positive votes from members at Stellantis facilities in Windsor, Brampton, Etobicoke, Mississauga and Red Deer.

From Reuters • Nov. 6, 2023

Near the mouth of the Niagara the British have two small forts—George and Mississauga; both existed during the last war.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 3, part 2: Martin Van Buren by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)