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Tim Hortons

Tim Hortons proper noun: a Canadian multinational fast food restaurant chain.

tim hortons: a Canadian multinational fast food restaurant chain
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Proper noun

Tim Hortons (plural Tim Hortonses)

  1. A Canadian multinational fast food restaurant chain.

Synonyms of Tim Hortons

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Forms of Tim Hortons

pluralTim Hortonses
alternative form (colloquial)Tim Horton's

Origin of Tim Hortons

The business was founded by Tim Horton (1930–1974), a Canadian hockey player. The chain's first store opened on May 17, 1964, in Hamilton, Ontario, under the name Tim Horton Donuts; the name was later abbreviated to Tim Horton's and then, in 1993, changed to Tim Hortons without the possessive apostrophe, to better fit the French-speaking market in Québec.

Words formed from Tim Hortons

Questions about Tim Hortons

What does Tim Hortons mean?
Tim Hortons means a Canadian multinational fast food restaurant chain.
What part of speech is Tim Hortons?
Tim Hortons is a proper noun.

Words near Tim Hortons in the dictionary

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  4. TIM
  5. Tim Horton's
  6. Tim Hortons
  7. Tim Hortonses
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  10. Tim Whoreton's
  11. Tim's

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