Mississauga

English

Etymology

From French Mississague, from Ojibwe misizaagii (“inhabitant of large river mouth”) (with reference to the area where the Mississauga River drains into Lake Huron). Doublet of massasauga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɪ.sɪˈsɔː.ɡə/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌmɪ.sɪˈsɑ.ɡə/

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Noun

Mississauga (plural Mississaugas or Mississauga)

1. A member of an Algonquian people now living in southern Ontario, Canada; also a member of this race.
   • 2013, M. Jane Fairburn, Along the Shore: Rediscovering Toronto's Waterfront Heritage, page 39:

     The Mississaugas also named many of the major watercourses that drained into Lake Ontario along the present-day Toronto shore.

Proper noun

Mississauga

1. A city in southern Ontario, suburb of Toronto.

Synonyms

• (informal) Sauga

Derived terms

• Mississaugan

Translations

city

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 密西沙加 (mat⁶ sai¹ saa¹ gaa¹), 密市 (mat⁶ si⁵) (short form), 美城 (mei⁵ sing⁴) (short form)

  Mandarin: 密西沙加 (Mìxīshājiā), 密市 (Mìshì) (short form), 美城 (Měichéng) (short form)

• French: Mississauga m
• Hindi: मिसिसॉगा (misisŏgā)
• Korean: 미시사가 (Misisaga)