Definitions for Ontario
ɒnˈtɛər iˌoʊon·tari·o

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Lake Ontario, Ontarionoun

   the smallest of the Great Lakes

2. Ontarionoun

   a prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ontarionoun

   A lake between Ontario province and New York State.

2. Ontarionoun

   A province in eastern Canada that has Toronto as its capital.

3. Ontarionoun

   A city in California.

4. Ontarionoun

   A town in Oregon.

5. Etymology: Probably from.

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1. Ontario

   Ontario ( (listen) on-TAIR-ee-oh; French: [ɔ̃taʁjo]) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. Located in Central Canada, it is Canada's most populous province, with 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec). Ontario is Canada's fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is Ontario's provincial capital. Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, and Quebec to the east and northeast, and to the south by the U.S. states of (from west to east) Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Almost all of Ontario's 2,700 km (1,678 mi) border with the United States follows inland waterways: from the westerly Lake of the Woods, eastward along the major rivers and lakes of the Great Lakes/Saint Lawrence River drainage system. There is only about 1 km (0.6 mi) of actual land border, made up of portages including Height of Land Portage on the Minnesota border.The great majority of Ontario's population and arable land is in Southern Ontario. In contrast, Northern Ontario is sparsely populated with cold winters and heavy forestation.

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1. ontario

   Ontario is a province located in east-central Canada, bordered by Quebec to the east, Manitoba to the northwest, and the United States to the south. It is the most populous province in Canada and home to the country's largest city, Toronto, as well as the capital, Ottawa. Ontario covers a diverse range of geography, including large urban centers, vast wooded wilderness, and over 250,000 lakes. Its economy is diverse with sectors such as manufacturing, services, and natural resources.

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1. Ontario

   Ontario is one of the provinces of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province or territory by an impressive margin, accounting for almost 40% of all Canadians, and is the second largest province in total area. Ontario is fourth largest in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto. Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, and Quebec to the east, and to the south by the U.S. states of Minnesota, Michigan, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. All but a small part of Ontario's 2,700 km border with the United States follows inland waterways: from the west at Lake of the Woods, eastward along the major rivers and lakes of the Great Lakes/Saint Lawrence River drainage system. These are the Rainy River, the Pigeon River, Lake Superior, the St. Marys River, Lake Huron, the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, the Detroit River, Lake Erie, the Niagara River, Lake Ontario and along the St. Lawrence River from Kingston, Ontario, to the Quebec boundary just east of Cornwall, Ontario.

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1. Ontario

   third largest, most populous, richest, and most important province of Canada, lies N. of the great lakes between Quebec and Manitoba, and is thrice the size of Great Britain; the surface is mostly undulating; there are many small lakes, the chief rivers flow eastward to join the Ottawa; agriculture is the chief industry, enormous crops of wheat, maize, and other cereals are raised; stock-rearing and dairy-farming are important; the climate is subject to less extremes than that of Quebec, but the winter is still severe; there are rich mineral deposits, especially of iron, copper, lead, and silver, petroleum and salt; manufactures of agricultural implements, hardware, textiles, and leather are carried on; Toronto (181) is the largest town, Ottawa (44) is the capital of the Dominion, Hamilton (49) an important railway centre; the prosperity of the province is largely promoted by the magnificent waterways, lakes, rivers, and canals with which it is furnished. Founded by loyalists from the United States after the Declaration of Independence, the province was constituted in 1791 as Upper Canada, united to Quebec or Lower Canada in 1840, it received its present name on the federation of Canada in 1867; education in it is free and well conducted; there are many colleges and universities; municipal and provincial government is enlightened and well organised; the prevalent religious faith is Protestant.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ontario

   A province of Canada lying between the provinces of Manitoba and Quebec. Its capital is Toronto. It takes its name from Lake Ontario which is said to represent the Iroquois oniatariio, beautiful lake. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p892 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p391)

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ontario

   From the Indian Onontae, which expresses “the village on the mountain,” whence the tribe of the Onondagas derive their name.

Matched Categories

1. • Canada
   • Canadian Province
   • Great Lakes
   • Lake

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Anagrams for Ontario »

1. oration

How to pronounce Ontario?

1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ontario in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ontario in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Ontario in a Sentence

1. Rob Ford:

   We will protect good jobs in Ontario... we will protect our agriculture, manufacturing and resource industries.

2. Curt Hagman:

   Ontario International is one of the repatriation airports for the West Coast and we are always prepared to receive our citizens abroad in times of emergencies, we were prepared but The Department of State decided to switch the flight to March Air Force Base for logistics that they have.

3. Douglas Offerman:

   If you look at what happened in Ontario, you would probably conclude that it did work out in that case, i think (the Quebec) deal speaks to the province’s desire to ensure that it remains a center for aerospace.

4. Jonathan Rose:

   I do think there's a bit of spillover from populism in the United States that could have washed over the Ontario election, it's hard to believe that someone who has never held office other than as a municipal councillor ... is elected to lead the largest economy in a G7 country.

5. Buffalo Bills:

   We greatly appreciate the support we’ve received over the past seven years from all of the tremendous people at Rogers Communications ', we will continue to work hard to solidify our footprint in Southern Ontario.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Ontario
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ontario
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Ontario
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Ontario
7. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=Ontario
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Ontario