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Toronto vs Ottawa - What's the difference?

toronto | ottawa |

As proper nouns the difference between toronto and ottawa

is that toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario, Canada while Ottawa is an Algonquian people closely related to the Ojibwe; also spelt Ottowa.

As a noun Ottawa is

a member of the Ottawa people.

toronto

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • The provincial capital of Ontario, Canada.
  • A ghost town in Indiana.
  • A city in Iowa.
  • A city in Kansas.
  • A city in Ohio.
  • A town in South Dakota.
  • Synonyms

    * (city) (former name)

    ottawa

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • An Algonquian people closely related to the Ojibwe; also spelt Ottowa.
  • The Ottawa dialect of Ojibwe; also spelt Odawa or Odaawaa.
  • The capital of Canada, located in the province of Ontario.
  • (by synecdoche) The government of Canada.
  • * 2005 , " Ottawa, carmakers reach Kyoto deal", CBC News , 5 April 2005:
  • New vehicles will cut emissions by 5.3 megatonnes by 2010 as part of Ottawa' s plans to meet Canada's Kyoto targets.
  • * 2006 , " Literacy groups demand $17M back from Ottawa", CBC News , 4 October 2006:
  • Literacy groups across the country demanded Wednesday that Ottawa put back the $17.7 million it cut from adult literacy programs last week.
  • * 2008 , " Ottawa boosting aid to Afghanistan by $550 million", CBC News , 10 June 2008:
  • Ottawa announced the mission in Afghanistan will have a greater focus on reconstruction, development and security training, with an increase in aid of more than a half a billion dollars.
  • A river flowing SE between Ontario and Quebec into the River.
  • A city in Illinois.
  • A town in Ohio.
  • Synonyms

    * (capital of Canada) National Capital Region , NCR , Ottawa-Hull , Ottawa-Gatineau (biprovincial metropolitan region)

    Coordinate terms

    * (capital of Canada) Hull , Gatineau , Mega-Gatineau (twin city on opposite bank of river)

    Derived terms

    * Ottawa-Hull * Ottawa-Gatineau * Mega-Ottawa

    See also

    * (otw)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A member of the Ottawa people.
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