Mississauga

[mis-uh-saw-guh]

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noun

plural

Mississaugas ,

plural

Mississauga .

a city in southeastern Ontario, in southern Canada, on the southwestern shore of Lake Ontario: suburb of Toronto.
a member of one of the First Nations of Ontario, a division of the Ojibwe people, historically living along the northern shore of Lake Ontario.

adjective

of or relating to the Mississauga.

Mississauga

/ ˌ��ɪ��əˈ��ɔːɡə /

noun

a town in SE Ontario: a SW suburb of Toronto. Pop: 612 925 (2001)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Mississauga¹

First recorded in 1700–10; from French Mississague, from Ojibwe ��⋅g��⋅ “inhabitant of the outlet of the large river” (i.e., the Mississagi)

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"Canada feels threatened and scared. It is very important he is here," said Theresa McKnight, from Mississauga, Ontario.

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Poilievre, meanwhile, added a campaign stop in Mississauga, a Toronto suburb, to speak with members of the Filipino community there.

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Police are searching for former Air Canada manager Simran Preet Panesar, 31, from Brampton as well as Archit Grover, 36, from Brampton and Arsalan Chaudhary, 42, from Mississauga Ontario.

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Conversely, Peel Region in Ontario, which includes Mississauga and Brampton; Quebec City; Gatineau, Quebec; and Winnipeg had significant upticks in crime after police spending was increased.

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Microscopic examination undertaken by coauthor Tea Maho of the University of Toronto Mississauga revealed epidermal tissues, a hallmark of the skin of amniotes, the terrestrial vertebrate group that includes reptiles, birds, and mammals and which evolved from amphibian ancestors during the Carboniferous Period.

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