Etymology

Spadina

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Ojibwe espadinong
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  1. Ojibwe · derived fromespadinong“hill”
  2. English todaySpadina

From the Spadina Estate established in 1818 by William Warren Baldwin. From Ojibwe espadinong (“hill”).

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