Upper Canada

American  

noun

1. a former British province in Canada 1791–1840: now the S part of Ontario province.

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Upper Canada British  

noun

1. history (1791–1841) the official name of the region of Canada lying southwest of the Ottawa River and north of the lower Great Lakes Compare Lower Canada

2. (esp in E Canada) another name for Ontario

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Example Sentences

Mr. Snow attended Upper Canada College and the Ontario College of Art, from which he graduated in 1952.

From New York Times

In 1984, Reiber, a lawyer, was cited for professional misconduct by the Law Society of Upper Canada for evading the tax-evasion case, the paper said.

From Fox News

Reiber, who also was a lawyer, was in 1984 found by the Law Society of Upper Canada to have committed professional misconduct after he failed to cooperate with its inquiry into the tax charges, according to the Globe and Mail, which reported that Reiber was allowed to resign from the society.

From Washington Post

In retaliation for the Americans' burning of Upper Canada's capital at York a year earlier, the British troops also set fire to other parts of the city and key buildings, including the White House.

From BBC

Construction of Fort Wayne began in 1842 in anticipation of an invasion from British-controlled Upper Canada.

From Washington Times