Ontario

On·tar·i·o  (n-târ-)

1. Abbr. ON or Ont. A province of east-central Canada. It joined the confederation in 1867. First visited by French explorers in the early 1600s, it passed to the British in 1763 and became part of the province of Quebec in 1774. It was called Upper Canada after its division from Quebec (then Lower Canada) in 1791. Reunited with Lower Canada in 1841, it became a separate province with the formation of the confederation. Toronto is the capital and the largest city. Population: 12,200,000.

2. A city of southern California east of Los Angeles. It is a residential and industrial center in a citrus-growing region. Population: 173,000.

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Ontario, Lake

The smallest of the Great Lakes, between southeast Ontario, Canada, and northwest New York. The St. Lawrence Seaway and Welland Ship Canal connect with the lake to afford passage by oceangoing vessels to the other Great Lakes.

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Ontario [ɒnˈtɛərɪəʊ]

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1. (Placename) a province of central Canada: lies mostly on the Canadian Shield and contains the fertile plain of the lower Great Lakes and the St Lawrence River, one of the world's leading industrial areas; the second largest and the most populous province. Capital: Toronto. Pop.: 11 874 400 (2001 est.). Area: 891 198 sq. km (344 092 sq. miles) Abbreviations Ont, ON

2. (Placename) Lake. a lake between the US and Canada, bordering on New York State and Ontario province: the smallest of the Great Lakes; linked with Lake Erie by the Niagara River and Welland Canal; drained by the St Lawrence. Area: 19 684 sq. km (7600 sq. miles)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Ontario - the smallest of the Great Lakes       Lake Ontario Great Lakes - a group of five large, interconnected lakes in central North America
	2.	Ontario - a prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada Canada - a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world" Canadian capital, capital of Canada, Ottawa - the capital of Canada (located in southeastern Ontario across the Ottawa river from Quebec) Hamilton - a port city in southeastern Ontario at the western end of Lake Ontario Kingston - a town in southeast Ontario on Lake Ontario near the head of the Saint Lawrence River Sault Sainte Marie - a town of southern Ontario opposite northern Michigan Sudbury - a city in south central Canada in Ontario; a major nickel mining center Thunder Bay - a port city in Ontario on Lake Superior Toronto - the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada) Canadian Falls, Horseshoe Falls - a part of Niagara Falls in Ontario James Bay - the southern extension of Hudson Bay in Canada between western Quebec and northeastern Ontario Lake Saint Clair, Lake St. Clair - a lake between Ontario and Michigan; connected with Lake Huron and Lake Erie Niagara, Niagara Falls - waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls Severn, Severn River - a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay