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Ontario  

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  • Geographical Descriptor

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Note

  • a province of Canada

Scope note

  • A province of Canada lying between the provinces of Manitoba and Quebec. Its capital is Toronto. It takes its name from Lake Ontario which is said to represent the Iroquois oniatariio, beautiful lake. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p892 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p391)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009864

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