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

Example Sentences

For this particular photo, it was taken at our portrait studio at the Toronto International Film Festival.

From Los Angeles Times

“There is just massive misallocation that runs through the economy in multiple dimensions,” said Loren Brandt, an economist at the University of Toronto.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The Canadian economy is in dire need of a cultural transformation,” Wiseman wrote in an essay published in April 2024 in Toronto’s Globe and Mail newspaper.

From The Wall Street Journal

Los Angeles is the baseball king for a second consecutive season, outlasting the relentlessly spirited Toronto Blue Jays in a seven-game classic.

From The Wall Street Journal

Deborah Hudson, an employment lawyer based in Toronto, says she's already been approached by companies "trying to get it right".

From BBC