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Ontario

on·ta·rio

UK/ɒnˈtɛə.ɹi.əʊ/ US/ɑnˈtɛəɹ.i.oʊ/ uncommon

noun

1.

the smallest of the Great Lakes

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Origin

Probably from Wyandot ontari꞉io (literally “great lake”). If so, ultimately from Proto-North Iroquoian *-õtaɹeʔ and Proto-Iroquoian * -õːtaɹiʔ.

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