ontario
/ɑnˈtɛəɹ.i.oʊ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A province in eastern Canada. Capital: Toronto.
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A large lake in North America, between the Canadian province of Ontario and the American state of New York; one of the Great Lakes.
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Example Sentences
- "In some Canadian provinces - namely Ontario, the largest by population - American booze will be pulled off the shelves indefinitely starting on Tuesday."
- "Dan Cummings, the community development director in Ontario, Ore., a city of roughly 11,000 people in the eastern part of the state, had spent some early mornings at his office in the days leading up to that clatter. […] Four years earlier, when Oregonians approved Measure 91 to legalize cannabis cultivation and adult-use statewide during the 2014 general election, residents in Malheur County, where Ontario is located, were on the other side, voting 68.3% against that measure."
Etymology
Probably from Wyandot ontari꞉io (literally “great lake”). If so, ultimately from Proto-North Iroquoian *-õtaɹeʔ and Proto-Iroquoian * -õːtaɹiʔ. The Canadian province and New York county were named after the lake.
Word Breakdown
- Root: ontari꞉io, *-õtaɹeʔ, * -õːtaɹiʔ
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɑnˈtɛəɹ.i.oʊ/
- British English: /ɒnˈtɛə.ɹi.əʊ/