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

The Toronto Blue Jays threw more splitters than anybody in the sport and won the American League pennant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

His prior movie “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” originally premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2022 and was released theatrically in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

It has been a yearslong journey for Weedbrook, who founded the company nearly a decade ago while conducting postdoctoral research at the University of Toronto.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Born in Toronto, Lewis is a former journalist who has hosted shows for Canada's public broadcaster the CBC, as well as Al Jazeera English.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

I live in a house, with window curtains and a lawn, in British Columbia, which is as far away from Toronto as I could get without drowning.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood