Meanings
- A suburban district and former city in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Synonyms: Township of Etobicoke, Etobicoke Township
- A river in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada; in full, Etobicoke Creek.
Synonyms: Etobicoke River, Etobicoke Creek
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA suburban district and former city in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
proper nounA river in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada; in full, Etobicoke Creek.
Origin
- OjibweWadoopikaang“where the alders grow”
- EnglishEtobicoke
From Ojibwe Wadoopikaang (wah-do-be-kang, “where the alders grow”) . From the Mississaugas name of the land between the Etobicoke Creek and the Humber River. First transliterated into English as Ato-be-coake, becoming Tobacock, before becoming Etobicoke.
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Chinese Cantonese 怡陶碧谷, 伊陶碧谷
- 怡陶碧谷 (ji⁴ tou⁴ bik¹ guk¹)A suburban district of Toronto
- 伊陶碧谷 (ji¹ tou⁴ bik¹ guk¹)A suburban district of Toronto
Chinese Mandarin 怡陶碧谷, 伊陶碧谷
- 怡陶碧谷 (Yítáobìgǔ)A suburban district of Toronto
- 伊陶碧谷 (Yītáobìgǔ)A suburban district of Toronto
French Etobicoke
- EtobicokeA suburban district of Toronto
Cite this entry
Etobicoke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Etobicoke
“Etobicoke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Etobicoke. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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