Oakville

American  

[ohk-vil] / ˈoʊk vɪl /

noun

1. a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, SW of Toronto, on Lake Ontario.

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Oakville British  

/ ˈəʊkvɪl /

noun

1. a city in SE Canada, in SE Ontario on Lake Ontario southwest of Toronto: motor-vehicle industry. Pop: 144 738 (2001)

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Example Sentences

Oakville Care Homes, which operates four homes across south Wales, employs more than 200 staff, 65% of whom are from overseas.

From BBC

The 57-year-old lawyer entered the political scene in 2019 when she was elected to represent the riding of Oakville, just outside of Toronto.

From BBC

Air Canada employee Parmpal Sidhu, 54, from Brampton, Ontario, jewelry store owner Ali Raza, 37, from Toronto, Amit Jalota, 40, a Oakville, Ontario resident, Ammad Chaudhary, 43, from Georgetown, Ontario and Prasath Paramalingam, 35, from Brampton are among those that have been arrested.

From Seattle Times

The company said it was now planning to start making a large electric sport-utility vehicle at its plant in Oakville, Ontario, in 2027, two years later than it had planned.

From New York Times

One such monument sits in a private Ukrainian cemetery in Oakville, Ontario, and features the insignia of the Galicia Division.

From BBC