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  • adjective Of, from, or pertaining to the city of Toronto, Canada.
  • noun A native or inhabitant of Toronto.

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Examples

  • But Mr. Layton is most identified as a Torontonian, where he served intermittently on the city council, and ran for mayor once.

    Canada Opposition's Jack Layton Dies Paul Vieira 2011

  • The Torontonian is my favourite, a frothy green from the base of pressed cucumber juice (he leaves the skin on for colour and the bitter edge it adds), elderflower, and a local gem

    Torontoist The Style Notebook 2010

  • Scott's a poor Torontonian (that's a person who lives in Toronto, Ontario, in case you aren't into Geography) schlub mooching off his roommate, Wallace Wells, while he tries to meander his way through life.

    Archive 2010-05-01 2010

  • FWIW, as a Torontonian, I can say that I think the limit municipally is Mayor and Councillor.

    Matthew Yglesias » For Less Voting 2010

  • In fact, as a former Torontonian, I can tell you that neither I nor most Torontonians had time to consider whether x city councillor or x school board official was doing a good job.

    Matthew Yglesias » For Less Voting 2010

  • Scott's a poor Torontonian (that's a person who lives in Toronto, Ontario, in case you aren't into Geography) schlub mooching off his roommate, Wallace Wells, while he tries to meander his way through life.

    Getting Graphic: "Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life (Vol. 1)" by Bryan Lee O' Malley 2010

  • Regarding the Torontonian pronunciation of “Toronto”:

    Matthew Yglesias » The Shroud of Torino 2010

  • Following the film's plot, you control Scott Pilgrim, a Torontonian slacker in a hectic side-scrolling beat-'em-up.

    Scott Pilgrim vs the World 2010

  • And so good to see Lesley around the net fellow Torontonian here!

    Interview & Giveaway: YA Urban Fantasy Author, Leslie Livingston Donna 2010

  • We drove up, got slightly misplaced in Portsmouth (lack of street sign and bad directions), found ourselves, had a quite nice dinner at a Japanese restaurant called Sake, and trundled over to The Music Hall in time for the opening act, Torontonian Sandro Perry.

    the short answer is, go. matociquala 2008

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