Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

torontarian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: torontar-i-an
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Torontonian: of, from, or pertaining to Toronto (the capital of Ontario, in Canada).

noun

A Torontonian: a person from, or resident of, Toronto.

Example Sentences

"This article is concerned with police relations with visible minorities in Toronto, an aspect of Torontarian society that has drawn the attention of other English academics (Todd and Todd 1992; Todd, 1992, 1993; Jackson 1993)."
"I live in London, Ontario, so I hope it will be ticketmaster... if not, would anybody Torontarian be willing to buy some tickets for me?"
"Oh now I feel like a limited Torontarian […]"
"I shipped a couple dozen of them express to an ex-Winniper now Torontarian a number of years ago."
"Chambers (2003: 107) gives the example of an interloper, an informant whose use of Canadian raising is atypical of Torontarians of his generation."

Etymology

Apparently from Toronto + -arian, perhaps with influence from Ontarian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Toronto

Inflected Forms

Torontarians (plural)

Questions

What does torontarian mean?: Torontonian: of, from, or pertaining to Toronto (the capital of Ontario, in Canada).
Where does torontarian come from?: Apparently from Toronto + -arian, perhaps with influence from Ontarian.

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