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Ontarian

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɒnˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/
  • General-American: /ɑnˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹiən

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from or relating to the province of Ontario, Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A native or inhabitant of the province of Ontario, Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Ontario Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Ontarian From Ontario + -an.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: ontariano — person from Ontario
  • Esperanto: ontarianino — person from Ontario
  • French: Ontarien — person from Ontario
  • French: Ontarienne — person from Ontario
  • Greek: Ονταριανός (Ontarianós) — person from Ontario
  • Greek: Ονταριανή (Ontarianí) — person from Ontario
  • Irish: Ontáiriach — person from Ontario
  • Italian: ontariano — person from Ontario
  • Italian: ontariana — person from Ontario
  • Polish: mieszkaniec Ontario — person from Ontario
  • Polish: mieszkanka Ontario — person from Ontario