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Tofino

/təˈfiːnoʊ/

Tofino proper noun: a settlement on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Proper noun

Tofino

  1. A settlement on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    • “She picked up and moved to Tofino fifteen years ago.”2014, Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven, Picador (2022), page 88
    • Bus stop signs at all 36 B.C. Transit stops in Tofino, Ucluelet, Long Beach, hitaću, Esowista and Ty-histanis now include both English and Nuu-chah-nulth wording.2025 March 9, “Indigenous language now included on Ucluelet bus stop signs — a first for B.C. Transit”, in CBC News

Origin of Tofino

Adapted borrowing from Spanish personal name Tofiño.

Words formed from Tofino

Questions about Tofino

What does Tofino mean?
Tofino means a settlement on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
What part of speech is Tofino?
Tofino is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tofino?
Tofino is pronounced /təˈfiːnoʊ/.

Words near Tofino in the dictionary

  1. tofi
  2. Tofield
  3. tofieldiaceous
  4. Tofields
  5. tofimilast
  6. Tofino
  7. Tofinu
  8. Tofinus
  9. tofish
  10. tofisopam
  11. Tofitian

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