"Greater Toronto English" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Greater Toronto English}} Greater Toronto English
  1. An English multiethnolect dialect spoken in Ontario, Canada, (more specifically spoken within the Greater Toronto Area region), comprising a mixture of Canadian, Jamaican, West African, and East African accents and dialects. Wikipedia link: Greater Toronto English Synonyms: MTE, Black English, Toronto English, Multicultural Toronto English
    Sense id: en-Greater_Toronto_English-en-name-xYTuNwxU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Toronto

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