CN Tower

proper noun

A communications and observation tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A communications and observation tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

    She thought the CN Tower was ugly up close, but unexpectedly lovely when viewed from airplane windows.

    2014, Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven, Picador (2022), page 205

Origin

Originally short for Canadian National, the railway company that built the tower. It was later reinterpreted as Canadian National or Canada's National Tower.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese CN塔
  • CN塔 (CN taap³)the tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Chinese Mandarin CN塔
  • CN塔 (CN Tǎ)the tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
French Tour CN
  • Tour CNthe tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Portuguese Torre CN
  • Torre CNthe tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cite this entry
APA

CN Tower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CN%20Tower

MLA

“CN Tower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CN%20Tower. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CN Tower,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CN%20Tower.

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