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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital and largest city of Ontario, Canada, in the southern part of the province on Lake Ontario. Originally a French trading post, it was founded as York by the British in 1793 and renamed as Toronto in 1834. Toronto is an important Great Lakes port and a major commercial center.
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- proper noun The
provincial capital ofOntario ,Canada .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)
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Examples
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TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 05: Actor Viggo Mortensen from the film "Appaloosa", poses for a portrait during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival at The Sutton Place Hotel on September 5, 2008 in Toronto, Canada.
Archive 2008-10-12 papabear 2008
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TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 05: Filmmaker/actor Ed Harris from the film "Appaloosa", poses for a portrait during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival at The Sutton Place Hotel on September 5, 2008 in Toronto, Canada.
Archive 2008-10-12 papabear 2008
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TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 05: Actor Viggo Mortensen from the film "Appaloosa", poses for a portrait during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival at The Sutton Place Hotel on September 5, 2008 in Toronto, Canada.
Appaloosa review papabear 2008
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TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 05: Filmmaker/actor Ed Harris from the film "Appaloosa", poses for a portrait during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival at The Sutton Place Hotel on September 5, 2008 in Toronto, Canada.
Appaloosa review papabear 2008
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TORONTO CP _ A large cluster of SARS cases, most of which had been previously reported, has been linked to a Toronto branch of an international Catholic sect, health officials said Monday.
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TORONTO - The explosion in the mobile apps market in Toronto has some industry observers referring to the city as Silicon Valley North.
Market News 2010
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TORONTO - Major League Soccer's title game will be played in Toronto for the first time this year.
HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News 2010
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TORONTO - The murder trial against two men in the fatal shooting of a Toronto teen allegedly robbed of his gold chain in the hallway of his high school ended in a mistrial Friday.
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TORONTO - Joan Rivers is known for being a firecracker on the stage and red carpet, but in a new documentary out in Toronto and Montreal this Friday, she shows a more vulnerable side.
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TORONTO - The explosion in the mobile apps market in Toronto has some industry observers referring to the city as Silicon Valley North.
Market News 2010
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