Lake Ontario

proper noun

A lake in North America, between Canada and United States in province of Ontario and state of New York, one of the five Great Lakes of North America.

Similar
OntarioLake America
OriginWyandot ontari꞉io →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A lake in North America, between Canada and United States in province of Ontario and state of New York, one of the five Great Lakes of North America.

    "Indigenous peoples have long been stewards of Lake Ontario (Niigani-gichigami), and they help ensure the lake’s life-giving resources remain abundant and cared for much like family," the CGLL said. Niigani-gichigami is the Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) word for Lake Ontario.

    2026 August 25, Max White, “Exploring Lake Ontario's name and history amid Trump threat to rename it 'Lake America'”, in WXYZ-TV, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2026

    Synonyms: Ontario, Lake America

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA lake in North America, between Canada and United States in province of Ontario and state of New York, one of the five Great Lakes of North America.

Similar
OntarioLake America
Also see
lake americaontario

Origin

  1. Wyandotontari꞉io
  2. EnglishLake Ontario

From lake + Ontario. From Wyandot ontari꞉io (literally “great lake”). From the Huron name for the lake.

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Translations

Afrikaans Ontariomeer
  • Ontariomeerlake in North America — see also Ontario
Arabic بُحَيْرَة أُونْتَارْيُو
  • بُحَيْرَة أُونْتَارْيُوlake in North America — see also Ontario
Bengali অন্টারিও হ্রদ
  • অন্টারিও হ্রদ (onṭariō hrod)lake in North America — see also Ontario
Bulgarian Онтарио
  • Онтариоlake in North America — see also Ontario
Catalan llac Ontàrio
  • llac Ontàriolake in North America — see also Ontario
Chinese Cantonese 安大略湖
  • 安大略湖 (on¹ daai⁶ loek⁶ wu⁴)lake in North America — see also Ontario
Chinese Mandarin 安大略湖
  • 安大略湖 (Āndàlüè Hú)lake in North America — see also Ontario
Czech Ontarijské jezero, Ontario
  • Ontarijské jezerolake in North America — see also Ontario
  • Ontariolake in North America — see also Ontario
Danish Lake Ontario
  • Lake Ontariolake in North America — see also Ontario
Dutch Ontariomeer
  • Ontariomeerlake in North America — see also Ontario
Esperanto Ontario
  • Ontariolake in North America — see also Ontario
Estonian Ontario järv
  • Ontario järvlake in North America — see also Ontario
Finnish Ontariojärvi
  • Ontariojärvilake in North America — see also Ontario
French lac Ontario
  • lac Ontariolake in North America — see also Ontario
German Ontariosee
  • Ontarioseelake in North America — see also Ontario
Greek Λίμνη Οντάριο
  • Λίμνη Οντάριο (Límni Ontário)lake in North America — see also Ontario
Hebrew ימת אונטריו
  • ימת אונטריו (yamát ontário)lake in North America — see also Ontario
Hindi ओण्टारियो झील
  • ओण्टारियो झील (oṇṭāriyo jhīl)lake in North America — see also Ontario
Hungarian Ontario-tó
  • Ontario-tólake in North America — see also Ontario
Indonesian Danau Ontario
  • Danau Ontariolake in North America — see also Ontario
Irish Loch Ontario
  • Loch Ontariolake in North America — see also Ontario
Italian lago Ontario
  • lago Ontariolake in North America — see also Ontario
Japanese オンタリオ湖
  • オンタリオ湖 (Ontario-ko)lake in North America — see also Ontario
Korean 온타리오호
  • 온타리오호 (Ontarioho)lake in North America — see also Ontario
Latvian Ontārio ezers
  • Ontārio ezerslake in North America — see also Ontario
Lithuanian Ontarijo ežeras
  • Ontarijo ežeraslake in North America — see also Ontario
Malay Tasik Ontario
  • Tasik Ontariolake in North America — see also Ontario
Norwegian Bokmål Ontariosjøen
  • Ontariosjøenlake in North America — see also Ontario
Persian دریاچه انتاریو
  • دریاچه انتاریو (daryâče-ye ontâriô)lake in North America — see also Ontario
Polish Ontario
  • Ontariolake in North America — see also Ontario
Portuguese Lago Ontário
  • Lago Ontáriolake in North America — see also Ontario
Punjabi ਓਂਟਾਰੀਓ ਝੀਲ
  • ਓਂਟਾਰੀਓ ਝੀਲ (oṇṭārīo jhīl)lake in North America — see also Ontario
Romanian Lacul Ontario
  • Lacul Ontariolake in North America — see also Ontario
Russian Онта́рио
  • Онта́рио (Ontário)lake in North America — see also Ontario
Slovak Ontárijské jazero, Ontário
  • Ontárijské jazerolake in North America — see also Ontario
  • Ontáriolake in North America — see also Ontario
Spanish Lago Ontario
  • Lago Ontariolake in North America — see also Ontario
Swedish Ontariosjön
  • Ontariosjönlake in North America — see also Ontario
Tamil ஒண்டாரியோ ஏரி
  • ஒண்டாரியோ ஏரி (oṇṭāriyō ēri)lake in North America — see also Ontario
Thai ทะเลสาบออนแทรีโอ
  • ทะเลสาบออนแทรีโอ (tá-lee-sàap ontaereeoh)lake in North America — see also Ontario
Turkish Ontario Gölü
  • Ontario Gölülake in North America — see also Ontario
Ukrainian Онта́ріо
  • Онта́ріо (Ontário)lake in North America — see also Ontario
Vietnamese hồ Ontario
  • hồ Ontariolake in North America — see also Ontario
Welsh Llyn Ontario
  • Llyn Ontariolake in North America — see also Ontario
Cite this entry
APA

Lake Ontario. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lake%20Ontario

MLA

“Lake Ontario.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lake%20Ontario. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lake Ontario,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lake%20Ontario.

Source: Lake Ontario on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.