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

When the transaction is completed, the company expects to be delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange, bit its headquarters will remain in Quebec.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 2025 season ended Nov. 1 with an 11-inning Dodgers victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in what was one of the most mesmerizing World Series ever.

From Los Angeles Times

The ball probably would have soared over Pages’ head—and the Toronto Blue Jays would be entering 2026 as champions.

From The Wall Street Journal

The researchers used computing resources from the Texas Advanced Computing Centre at the University of Texas at Austin and the Trillium supercomputing cluster at SciNet at the University of Toronto.

From Science Daily

Economist David Rosenberg, head of Rosenberg Research in Toronto, added that financial markets “are truly out of step with reality” in pricing in rate increases in Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal