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Suburban areas in the province of Ontario closely surrounding the city of Toronto.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada
Topics: geography, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
So called after these areas being often assigned the area code 905 in their telephone numbers. Compare with 416 (“Toronto”), which has a similar etymology.
