Greater Toronto English

proper noun

An English multiethnolect dialect spoken in Ontario, Canada, (more specifically spoken within the Greater Toronto Area region), comprising a mixture of Canadian, Jamaican, West African, and East African accents and dialects.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. An English multiethnolect dialect spoken in Ontario, Canada, (more specifically spoken within the Greater Toronto Area region), comprising a mixture of Canadian, Jamaican, West African, and East African accents and dialects.

    Synonyms: MTE, Black English, Toronto English, Multicultural Toronto English

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn English multiethnolect dialect spoken in Ontario, Canada, (more specifically spoken within the Greater Toronto Area region), comprising a mixture of Canadian, Jamaican, West African, and East African accents and dialects.

Cite this entry
APA

Greater Toronto English. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greater%20Toronto%20English

MLA

“Greater Toronto English.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greater%20Toronto%20English. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Greater Toronto English,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greater%20Toronto%20English.

Source: Greater Toronto English on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.