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metro toronto

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables
metro -toron-to
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former supramunicipal government that existed in the late 20th century, composed of the former cities of Etobicoke, Scarborough, York, North York, East York, Toronto; which was merged into the 21st century city of Toronto, with six boroughs composed of the former cities of the merger.

name

The GTA; Synonym of Greater Toronto Area (“Greater Toronto”) (metropolitan Toronto) (metropolitan Toronto area)

Etymology

From metro (“metropolitan”) + Toronto. From being the metropolitan urbanized zone around Toronto.

Questions

What does metro toronto mean?
A former supramunicipal government that existed in the late 20th century, composed of the former cities of Etobicoke, Scarborough, York, North York, East York, Toronto; which was merged into the 21st century city of Toronto, with six boroughs composed of the former cities of the merger.
Where does metro toronto come from?
From metro (“metropolitan”) + Toronto. From being the metropolitan urbanized zone around Toronto.

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