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905

905 proper noun: suburban areas in the province of Ontario closely surrounding the city of Toronto.

Proper noun

the 905

  1. (Canada) Suburban areas in the province of Ontario closely surrounding the city of Toronto.
    • The part of the urban region outside the City of Toronto is often referred to locally as "the 905", the telephone area code that distinguishes it from the 416 area code of the City. Because the 905 has mostly been built up since the 1970s it is also common to regard everything there as "the outer...2013, Edward Relph, Toronto: Transformations in a City and Its Region (Metropolitan Portraits), University of Pennsylvania Press, →ISBN, retrieved 10 Jan 2021, page 77
    • Essentially, Toronto had higher commercial property taxes than the 905 area and relatively lower residential property taxes.2001, Allen J. Scott, Global City-Regions: Trends, Theory, Policy, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, retrieved 10 Jan 2021, page 178

Origin of 905

So called after these areas being often assigned the area code 905 in their telephone numbers. Compare with 416 (“Toronto”), which has a similar etymology.

Questions about 905

What does 905 mean?
905 means suburban areas in the province of Ontario closely surrounding the city of Toronto.
What part of speech is 905?
905 is a proper noun.

Words near 905 in the dictionary

  1. 900 number
  2. 900 numbers
  3. 900s
  4. 90210
  5. 90210ish
  6. 905
  7. 90s
  8. 90th
  9. 90Y-DOTA-biotin
  10. 911
  11. 911ed

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