Toronto

To·ron·to
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UK/təˈɹɒ.nəʊ/UK/təˈɹɒn.təʊ/US/təˈɹɑ.noʊ/US/təˈɹɑn.toʊ/

proper noun

The capital city of Ontario, Canada and the largest city in Canada.

Similar
Big SmokeHogtownHollywood NorthMuddy YorkThe 6The NorthQueen CityT.O.
OriginMohawk tkaronto ← Proto-North Iroquoian *-ɹõt- →
Very commonScrabble 7
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of Ontario, Canada and the largest city in Canada.

    As Toronto slowly comes back to life after two years of repeated lockdowns and closures, the wreckage of the pandemic is surfacing like cigarette butts in melted snow drifts.

    2022 April 18, Catherine Porter, “A ‘Wild West’ of Marijuana Shops Grows in Toronto”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2022
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    A year earlier, the Canadian leader was seen at a Sikh event in Toronto where separatist flags and posters depicting an extremist Sikh leader killed in a 1984 Indian Army operation were displayed.

    2024 November 29, Lex Harvey, “Clashes erupted outside a Hindu temple near Toronto. They’re the latest sign of Canada and India’s spiraling relations”, in CNN, archived from the original on 01 Jul 2025

    Synonyms: Big Smoke, Hogtown, Hollywood North, Muddy York, The 6, The North, Queen City, T.O.

  2. A lakeside suburb of Greater Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, in the local government area of the City of Lake Macquarie.
  3. An unincorporated community in the township of Lot 23, Grenville Parish, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  4. A village in County Durham, England.
  5. Numerous places in the United States:
    1. A former unincorporated community in Woodside Township, now a suburb of Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois.
    2. A ghost town in Helt Township, Vermillion County, Indiana.
    3. A small town in Clinton County, Iowa.
    4. A tiny city in Woodson County, Kansas, named after Toronto, Ontario.
    5. An unincorporated community in Camden County, Missouri, named after Toronto, Ontario.
    6. A city in Jefferson County, Ohio, named after Toronto, Ontario.
    7. A small town in Deuel County, South Dakota, named after Toronto, Ontario.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe capital city of Ontario, Canada and the largest city in Canada.

Similar
Big SmokeHogtownHollywood NorthMuddy YorkThe 6The NorthQueen CityT.O.York
Also see
emery

Origin

  1. Proto-North Iroquoian*-ɹõt-
  2. Mohawktkaronto“where trees stand in water”
  3. EnglishToronto

From Mohawk tkaronto (“where trees stand in water”), originally referring to the strait between Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching. Compare karón꞉ta (“tree”) from Proto-North Iroquoian *-ɹõt-.

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Translations

Arabic تُورُونْتُو
  • تُورُونْتُو (tūrūntū)city in Canada
Basque Toronto
  • Torontocity in Canada
Bengali টরন্টো
  • টরন্টো (ṭoronṭō)city in Canada
Bulgarian Торо́нто
  • Торо́нто (Torónto)city in Canada
Catalan Toronto
  • Torontocity in Canada
Chinese Cantonese 多倫多 /多伦多, 多市
  • 多倫多 /多伦多city in Canada
  • 多市 (do¹ si⁵)city in Canada
Chinese Mandarin 多倫多 /多伦多, 多市
  • 多倫多 /多伦多 (Duōlúnduō)city in Canada
  • 多市 (Duōshì)city in Canada
Czech Toronto
  • Torontocity in Canada
Danish Toronto
  • Torontocity in Canada
Dutch Toronto
  • Torontocity in Canada
Esperanto Toronto
  • Torontocity in Canada
Estonian Toronto
  • Torontocity in Canada
Finnish Toronto
  • Torontocity in Canada
French Toronto
  • Torontocity in Canada
German Toronto
  • Torontocity in Canada
Greek Τορόντο
  • Τορόντο (Torónto)city in Canada
Hebrew טוֹרוֹנְטוֹ
  • טוֹרוֹנְטוֹ (torónto)city in Canada
Hindi टोरंटो
  • टोरंटो (ṭoraṇṭo)city in Canada
Hungarian Toronto
  • Torontocity in Canada
Icelandic Torontó
  • Torontócity in Canada
Indonesian Toronto
  • Torontocity in Canada
Irish Torontó
  • Torontócity in Canada
Italian Toronto
  • Torontocity in Canada
Japanese トロント
  • トロントcity in Canada
Korean 토론토
  • 토론토 (toronto)city in Canada
Latvian Toronto
  • Torontocity in Canada
Lithuanian Torontas
  • Torontascity in Canada
Norwegian Bokmål Toronto
  • Torontocity in Canada
Persian تورنتو
  • تورنتوcity in Canada
Polish Toronto
  • Torontocity in Canada
Portuguese Toronto
  • Torontocity in Canada
Punjabi ਟੋਰਾਂਟੋ
  • ਟੋਰਾਂਟੋ (ṭorāṇṭo)city in Canada
Romanian Toronto
  • Torontocity in Canada
Russian Торо́нто
  • Торо́нто (Torónto)city in Canada
Slovak Toronto
  • Torontocity in Canada
Spanish Toronto
  • Torontocity in Canada
Swedish Toronto
  • Torontocity in Canada
Thai โทรอนโต
  • โทรอนโต (too-rɔn-dtôo)city in Canada
Turkish Toronto
  • Torontocity in Canada
Ukrainian Торо́нто
  • Торо́нто (Torónto)city in Canada
Yiddish טאָראָנטאָ
  • טאָראָנטאָ (toronto)city in Canada

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Toronto

monopronto
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“Toronto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Toronto. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Toronto,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Toronto.

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