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Ontario en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ɒnˈtæɹ.i.o/ (Canada)
  • /ɒnˈtɛə.ɹi.o/ (Canada)
  • /ɒnˈtɛə.ɹi.əʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Canada) audio
  • /ɑnˈtɛəɹ.i.oʊ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Iroquoian *-õːtaɹiʔ Proto-North Iroquoian *-õtaɹeʔ Wyandot ontari꞉iobor.? English Ontario 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.

Meanings

  1. A province in eastern Canada. Capital: Toronto.
    • In some Canadian provinces - namely Ontario, the largest by population - American booze will be pulled off the shelves indefinitely starting on Tuesday. 2025 February 2, Nadine Yousif, “Canadian fans boo US anthem as tariffs spur 'buy local' pledge”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2025:
  2. A large lake in North America, between the Canadian province of Ontario and the American state of New York; one of the Great Lakes.
  3. A village in the Cayo District, Belize.
  4. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in San Bernardino County, California.
  5. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township and unincorporated community therein, in Knox County, Illinois.
  6. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.
  7. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A community in Ames, Story County, Iowa.
  8. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town, hamlet, and census-designated place in Wayne County, New York.
  9. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) A number of places in the United States: ▸ Ellipsis of Ontario County, New York.
    alt of New York
  10. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Richland County, Ohio.
  11. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Malheur County, Oregon.
    • 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. 2021 February 9, Tony Lange, “The Border-Town Effect: Dispensaries Boom on State Line”, in Cannabis Business Times, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2021:
  12. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A populated place in North Bethlehem Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
  13. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A populated place in Charlotte County, Virginia.
  14. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
  15. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Ontario Township
  16. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Ontario County

Deriveds

ONT (province) · Ont (province) · Ontarian · Ontario violet · Ont. (province) · ON (province) · ON. (province) · Ontario Township · On (province) · On. (province) · Ontario County · Ontario Lacus · Province of Ontario · Lake Ontario

Synonyms

ON. · Lake Ontario · On. · On · Province of Ontario · ON · ONT · ONT. · Lake America · Ont · Ont.

Translations (96)

ga Ontáirio (province in eastern Canada) · pl Ontario (lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario) · cmn 安大略 (province in eastern Canada) · pt Ontário (lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario) · mk Онта́рио (lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario) · iu ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᔪ (lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario) · hy Օնտարիո (province in eastern Canada) · mr ऑन्टारियो (lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario) · cmn 安大略 (lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario) · hy Օնտարիո (lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario) · ur انٹاریو (province in eastern Canada) · sv Ontariosjön (lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario) · nn Ontario (province in eastern Canada) · ko 온타리오 (province in eastern Canada) · nb Ontario (province in eastern Canada) · ru Онта́рио (province in eastern Canada) · pt Ontário (province in eastern Canada) · el Οντάριο (lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario) · de Ontario (province in eastern Canada) · fr Ontario (province in eastern Canada) · fr Ontario (lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario) · bg Онта́рио (lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario) · th รัฐออนแทรีโอ (province in eastern Canada) · nl Ontariomeer (lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario) · iu ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᔪ (province in eastern Canada) · ml ഒണ്ടാറിയോ (province in eastern Canada) · is Ontario (province in eastern Canada) · ta ஒன்றாரியோ (province in eastern Canada) · mr ऑन्टारियो (province in eastern Canada) · ka ონტარიო (lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario) · cmn 安大略湖 (lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario) · kn ಒಂಟಾರಿಯೊ (province in eastern Canada) · ckb ئانتاریۆ (province in eastern Canada) · lv Ontārio (province in eastern Canada) · hi ओन्टारियो (province in eastern Canada) · es Ontario (province in eastern Canada) · cmn 安大略省 (province in eastern Canada) · jam Antierio (province in eastern Canada) · yi אָנטעריאָ (province in eastern Canada) · mn Онта́рио (province in eastern Canada) · tr Ontario (province in eastern Canada) · mk Онта́рио (province in eastern Canada) · yue 安省 (province in eastern Canada) · uz Ontario (province in eastern Canada) · kk Онтарио (province in eastern Canada) · oj Onderi'oo (province in eastern Canada) · es Ontario (lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario) · ar أُونْتَارْيُو (province in eastern Canada) · sh Онта̑рио (province in eastern Canada) · ru Онта́рио (lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario) · el Οντάριο (province in eastern Canada) · yue 安大略 (lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario) · yue 安大略 (province in eastern Canada) · nl Ontario (province in eastern Canada) · he אוֹנְטַרִיוֹ (province in eastern Canada) · fy Ontario (province in eastern Canada) · pl Ontario (province in eastern Canada) · sk Ontario (province in eastern Canada) · it Ontario (province in eastern Canada) · fi Ontariojärvi (lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario) · iu ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᐅ (province in eastern Canada) · fa انتاریو (province in eastern Canada) · te అంటారియో (province in eastern Canada) · lo ທະເລສາບອອນແທຣິໂອ (lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario) · iu ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᐅ (lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario) · hi ओंटेरियो (province in eastern Canada) · ro Ontario (province in eastern Canada) · th ออนแทรีโอ (province in eastern Canada) · fi Ontario (province in eastern Canada) · am ኦንቴሪዮ (province in eastern Canada) · cs Ontario (province in eastern Canada) · uk Онта́ріо (province in eastern Canada) · ka ონტარიო (province in eastern Canada) · ca Ontàrio (province in eastern Canada) · bg Онта́рио (province in eastern Canada) · oj Onderi'oo (lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario) · bn অন্টারিও (province in eastern Canada) · az Ontario (province in eastern Canada) · vi Ôn-ta-ri-ô (province in eastern Canada) · oc Ontàrio (province in eastern Canada) · ja オンタリオ湖 (lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario) · yue 安大略省 (province in eastern Canada) · sh Ontȃrio (province in eastern Canada) · ja オンタリオ (province in eastern Canada) · lo ອອນແທຣິໂອ (province in eastern Canada) · be Анта́рыё (province in eastern Canada) · hu Ontario (province in eastern Canada) · et Ontario (province in eastern Canada) · is Ontaríó (province in eastern Canada) · sv Ontario (province in eastern Canada) · cmn 安省 (province in eastern Canada) · th ทะเลสาบออนแทรีโอ (lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario) · lt Ontarijas (province in eastern Canada) · yue 安大略湖 (lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario) · my အွန်တေးရီးယိုး (province in eastern Canada) · km អនតារីយ៉ូ (province in eastern Canada)