"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, East African, and Indian accents and dialects. Wikipedia link: Greater Toronto English Categories (place): Toronto Synonyms: MTE, Black English, Toronto English, Multicultural Toronto English

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