Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario proper noun: a lake in North America, between Canada and United States in province of Ontario and state of New York, one of the five Great Lakes of North America.
Proper noun
Lake Ontario
- A lake in North America, between Canada and United States in province of Ontario and state of New York, one of the five Great Lakes of North America.
- "Indigenous peoples have long been stewards of Lake Ontario (Niigani-gichigami), and they help ensure the lake’s life-giving resources remain abundant and cared for much like family," the CGLL said. Niigani-gichigami is the Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) word for Lake Ontario.2026 August 25, Max White, “Exploring Lake Ontario's name and history amid Trump threat to rename it 'Lake America'”, in WXYZ-TV, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2026
- Synonyms:
- Ontario, Lake America
Lake Ontario meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
Lake Ontario in Hindi
- lake in North America — see also Ontario
- ओण्टारियो झील oṇṭāriyo jhīl
Lake Ontario in Tamil
- lake in North America — see also Ontario
- ஒண்டாரியோ ஏரி oṇṭāriyō ēri
Lake Ontario in Marathi
- lake in North America — see also Ontario
- ऑन्टारियो सरोवर ŏnṭāriyo sarovar
Lake Ontario in Bengali
- lake in North America — see also Ontario
- অন্টারিও হ্রদ onṭariō hrod
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- Lake Ontario in Telugu
- ఒంటారియో సరస్సు oṇṭāriyō sarassu
- Lake Ontario in Malayalam
- ഒണ്ടാറിയോ തടാകം oṇṭāṟiyō taṭākaṁ
- Lake Ontario in Kannada
- ಆಂಟೇರಿಯೊ ಸರೋವರ āṇṭēriyo sarōvara
- Lake Ontario in Punjabi
- ਓਂਟਾਰੀਓ ਝੀਲ oṇṭārīo jhīl
- Lake Ontario in Arabic
- بُحَيْرَة أُونْتَارْيُو
- Lake Ontario in Malay
- Tasik Ontario
- Lake Ontario in Indonesian
- Danau Ontario
- Lake Ontario in Persian
- دریاچه انتاریو daryâče-ye ontâriô
- Lake Ontario in Thai
- ทะเลสาบออนแทรีโอ tá-lee-sàap ontaereeoh
- Lake Ontario in Vietnamese
- hồ Ontario
- Lake Ontario in Myanmar
- အွန်တေးရီးယိုးကန် wante:ri:yui:kan
Synonyms of Lake Ontario
Origin of Lake Ontario
From lake + Ontario. From Wyandot ontari꞉io (literally “great lake”). From the Huron name for the lake.
Questions about Lake Ontario
- What does Lake Ontario mean?
- Lake Ontario means a lake in North America, between Canada and United States in province of Ontario and state of New York, one of the five Great Lakes of North America.
- What is Lake Ontario in Hindi?
- Lake Ontario in Hindi is ओण्टारियो झील (oṇṭāriyo jhīl). See Lake Ontario meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Lake Ontario?
- Lake Ontario is a proper noun.
Words near Lake Ontario in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Lake Ontario (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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