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ontarian

/ɑnˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
on-tar-i-an
IPA
/ɑnˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from or relating to the province of Ontario, Canada.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the province of Ontario, Canada.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Iroquoian *-õːtaɹiʔ Proto-North Iroquoian *-õtaɹeʔ Wyandot ontari꞉iobor.? English Ontario Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Ontarian From Ontario + -an.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɑnˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/
  • British English: /ɒnˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/

Inflected Forms

Ontarians (plural)

Phrases

Franco-Ontarian

Rhymes With

humanitarian bulgarian vegetarian semi-vegetarian presbyterian librarian libertarian ovarian marian barbarian sectarian totalitarian

Questions

How do you pronounce ontarian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɑnˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/.
What does ontarian mean?
Of, from or relating to the province of Ontario, Canada.
Where does ontarian come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Iroquoian *-õːtaɹiʔ Proto-North Iroquoian *-õtaɹeʔ Wyandot ontari꞉iobor.? English Ontario Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Ontarian From Ontario + -an.

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