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Tronna

Tronna proper noun: toronto.

Proper noun

Tronna

  1. (slang) Toronto.
    • “We have seen the picture in question,” brags The Examiner—being justly proud, no doubt, of having revisited Toronto. […] Having seen much superior nonsense in the Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street, New York City, N. Y., (where one is charged 35 cents to get in and would be willing to pay a...1951 March 27, “For The Arty Only”, in The Brantford Expositor, Brantford, Ont., page 4
    • Born and raised in a seedy street in ‘Tronna’ and now a naturalized Briton and one of the last to be created an hereditary lord — an anachronism in any modern democracy surely — [Roy] Thomson demonstrated a frank glee about his success to his slightly deferential inquisitors.1972 January 19, Keith Ashwell, “My verdict on Today”, in Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alta., page 57

Examples of Tronna in a sentence

  • Y., (where one is charged 35 cents to get in and would be willing to pay a buck to get out), who would waste the gasoline necessary to get to Tronna?1951 March 27, “For The Arty Only”, in The Brantford Expositor, Brantford, Ont., page 4:
  • They always contained a reference to “the loyal city of Tronna, which has sent so many of its brave boys overseas to fight for King and Country.”1983, Floyd S[herman] Chalmers, Both Sides of the Street: One Man’s Life in Business and the Arts in Canada, Macmillan of Canada, →ISBN...
  • Johnny: Well , to tell you the truth, I been ridin’ that train straight out from Tronna, and what them Pullman benches started, them bony shoulders finished.1987, Sharon Pollock, edited by Diane Bessai and Don Kerr, NeWest Plays by Women, NeWest Press, →ISBN, page 171:
  • Where do you live?” “In Toronto.” “You’re in Tronna?2021, Joy Kogawa, “Intent to Forgive”, in Rona Altrows, editor, You Look Good for Your Age: An Anthology, University of Alberta Press...

Questions about Tronna

What does Tronna mean?
Tronna means toronto.
How do you use Tronna in a sentence?
Y., (where one is charged 35 cents to get in and would be willing to pay a buck to get out), who would waste the gasoline necessary to get to Tronna?
What part of speech is Tronna?
Tronna is a proper noun.

Words near Tronna in the dictionary

  1. Trongsa
  2. tronie
  3. tronies
  4. tronk
  5. tronks
  6. Tronna
  7. trons
  8. troo
  9. troodontid
  10. troodontids
  11. troof

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