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Metro Toronto

name

Etymology

From metro (“metropolitan”) + Toronto. From being the metropolitan urbanized zone around Toronto.

  1. derived from *-ɹõt-✻
  2. borrowed from tkaronto
  3. compounded as metro toronto — “metro + Toronto”

Definitions

  1. A former supramunicipal government that existed in the late 20th century, composed of the…

    A former supramunicipal government that existed in the late 20th century, composed of the former cities of Etobicoke, Scarborough, York, North York, East York, Toronto; which was merged into the 21st century city of Toronto, with six boroughs composed of the former cities of the merger.

  2. The GTA

    The GTA; Synonym of Greater Toronto Area (“Greater Toronto”) (metropolitan Toronto) (metropolitan Toronto area)

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA