Ontariann.adj.

Brit.

/ɒnˈtɛːrɪən/, U.S.

/ɔnˈtɛriən/,

/ɑnˈtɛriən/

Forms: 1800s– Ontarian, 1800s– Ontarion.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Ontario , -an suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Ontario, a province of east-central Canada (and also the smallest of the Great Lakes: see note) + -an suffix.Ontario was settled by the French and English in the 17th cent., ceded to Britain in 1763, and became one of the original four provinces in the Dominion of Canada in 1867. The name, which was first applied to Lake Ontario, is a French spelling of Mohawk õtarí·yo beautiful lake ( < õtar lake, river, waterway + iyo beautiful. It occurs in English contexts from at least 1698.

A. n.

A native or inhabitant of Ontario.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of Canada > [noun] > parts of

Newfoundlander1611

mountainer1625

Acadian1705

Quebecker1775

bluenose1785

Labradorian1818

Nova Scotian1829

British Columbian1859

Québécois1862

Bluenoser1863

Torontonian1875

Montrealer1877

Winnipegger1882

Ontarian1883

novy1897

Yukonerc1898

herring choker1899

Maritimer1931

Newfie1942

Newfier1942

Spud Islander1957

Newf1958

1883 Times 19 Dec. 10 Vessels constructed on the Clyde had been sent out to Canada, and after being pieced together there would next spring form means of transit for the Ontarian, the Englishman, and the Scotchman travelling to the far west over the waters of Lake Superior.

1888 ‘W. Châteauclair’ Young Seigneur 2 ‘Oh, the seigneurs have not yet altogether disappeared,’ said the Montrealer to the Ontarian.

1890 W. A. Foster in R. Reid Canad. Style (1973) ii. 40 All we need is a sentiment which shall make us feel not as Ontarions or Quebeckers.., but as Canadians proud of our country as a whole.

1924 J. C. Bracq Evol. French Canada vi. 103 These generous Ontarians wished to give to New Brunswick a part of Lower Canada.

1967 Economist 30 Sept. p. v/1 A Maritimer earning three-quarters of the average income of all Canadians and only two-thirds of the average Ontarian, has a different perspective from a Quebecois.

1992 Canad. Rev. Anthropol. & Sociol. 29 476 Quebeckers with a French ethnic background are 2.26 units higher on Economic Radicalism/Conservatism than Ontarians with an English ethnic background.

2001 Toronto Star 12 Jan. a4/5 Howard Hampton is urging the Harris government to give low-income Ontarians a one-time home heating rebate.

B. adj.

Of or relating to Ontario or its inhabitants.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [adjective] > Canada > parts of Canada

Nova Scotian1790

down east1825

Labradorian1830

Hudsonian1835

British Columbian1858

Newfoundlandic1871

Scotian1884

Ontarian1893

1893 Science 26 May 282/2 The Grenville series is the equivalent of the Ontarian system.

1936 Times Educ. Suppl. 18 Apr. p. iv/2 Proposals..that the Ontarian Government should acquire the house.

1975 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Oct. 1188/1 A majoritarian and imperialist view of the Canadian nation that was typically Ontarian.

1990 N.Y. Times 27 June a2/3 You would never see 200,000 people take to the streets of Toronto to celebrate being Ontarian.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ontarian
释义	Ontariann.adj. Brit. /ɒnˈtɛːrɪən/, U.S. /ɔnˈtɛriən/, /ɑnˈtɛriən/ Forms: 1800s– Ontarian, 1800s– Ontarion. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Ontario , -an suffix. Etymology: < the name of Ontario, a province of east-central Canada (and also the smallest of the Great Lakes: see note) + -an suffix.Ontario was settled by the French and English in the 17th cent., ceded to Britain in 1763, and became one of the original four provinces in the Dominion of Canada in 1867. The name, which was first applied to Lake Ontario, is a French spelling of Mohawk õtarí·yo beautiful lake ( < õtar lake, river, waterway + iyo beautiful. It occurs in English contexts from at least 1698. A. n. A native or inhabitant of Ontario. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of Canada > [noun] > parts of Newfoundlander1611 mountainer1625 Acadian1705 Quebecker1775 bluenose1785 Labradorian1818 Nova Scotian1829 British Columbian1859 Québécois1862 Bluenoser1863 Torontonian1875 Montrealer1877 Winnipegger1882 Ontarian1883 novy1897 Yukonerc1898 herring choker1899 Maritimer1931 Newfie1942 Newfier1942 Spud Islander1957 Newf1958 1883 Times 19 Dec. 10 Vessels constructed on the Clyde had been sent out to Canada, and after being pieced together there would next spring form means of transit for the Ontarian, the Englishman, and the Scotchman travelling to the far west over the waters of Lake Superior. 1888 ‘W. Châteauclair’ Young Seigneur 2 ‘Oh, the seigneurs have not yet altogether disappeared,’ said the Montrealer to the Ontarian. 1890 W. A. Foster in R. Reid Canad. Style (1973) ii. 40 All we need is a sentiment which shall make us feel not as Ontarions or Quebeckers.., but as Canadians proud of our country as a whole. 1924 J. C. Bracq Evol. French Canada vi. 103 These generous Ontarians wished to give to New Brunswick a part of Lower Canada. 1967 Economist 30 Sept. p. v/1 A Maritimer earning three-quarters of the average income of all Canadians and only two-thirds of the average Ontarian, has a different perspective from a Quebecois. 1992 Canad. Rev. Anthropol. & Sociol. 29 476 Quebeckers with a French ethnic background are 2.26 units higher on Economic Radicalism/Conservatism than Ontarians with an English ethnic background. 2001 Toronto Star 12 Jan. a4/5 Howard Hampton is urging the Harris government to give low-income Ontarians a one-time home heating rebate. B. adj. Of or relating to Ontario or its inhabitants. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [adjective] > Canada > parts of Canada Nova Scotian1790 down east1825 Labradorian1830 Hudsonian1835 British Columbian1858 Newfoundlandic1871 Scotian1884 Ontarian1893 1893 Science 26 May 282/2 The Grenville series is the equivalent of the Ontarian system. 1936 Times Educ. Suppl. 18 Apr. p. iv/2 Proposals..that the Ontarian Government should acquire the house. 1975 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Oct. 1188/1 A majoritarian and imperialist view of the Canadian nation that was typically Ontarian. 1990 N.Y. Times 27 June a2/3 You would never see 200,000 people take to the streets of Toronto to celebrate being Ontarian. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1883
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