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Etobicoke
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English
Etymology
From en oj Wadoopikaang where the alders grow wah-do-be-kang oj Cans. From the en Mississaugas name of the land between the en Etobicoke Creek and the en Humber River. First transliterated into English as en Ato-be-coake, becoming en Tobacock, before becoming Etobicoke.
Pronunciation
en /ɪˈtoʊ.bɪ.koʊ/, ĭtōʹbĭkō
en Eto bi coke
Proper noun
en suburban district/and/former city city/Toronto p/Ontario c/Canada.
en former names Township of Etobicoke Etobicoke Township
en Etobicoke Creek river r/the Greater Toronto Area p/Ontario c/Canada.
en Etobicoke River Etobicoke Creek
Derived terms
en Etobicoke Creek Etobicoke River Little Etobicoke Creek Little Etobicoke Etobicoke City Centre Etobicoke Centre Etobicoke North Etobicoke West
Descendants
fr Etobicoke 1
zh - 1
yue - 怡陶碧谷 ji4 tou4 bik1 guk1, 伊陶碧谷 ji1 tou4 bik1 guk1
cmn - 怡陶碧谷, 伊陶碧谷
Translations
A suburban district of Toronto
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 怡陶碧谷 ji4 tou4 bik1 guk1, yue 伊陶碧谷 ji1 tou4 bik1 guk1
Mandarin: cmn 怡陶碧谷 Yítáobìgǔ, cmn 伊陶碧谷 Yītáobìgǔ
French: fr Etobicoke
French
fr:
Etymology
fr en Etobicoke. From fr oj Wadoopikaang where the alders grow oj Cans. From the en Mississaugas name of the land between the en Etobicoke Creek and the en Humber River.
Pronunciation
[Et:E_t,ke:e]
Proper noun
fr former city/and/district city/Toronto p/Ontario c/Canada Etobicoke