"Mississauga" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌmɪ.sɪˈsɔː.ɡə/, /ˌmɪ.sɪˈsɑ.ɡə/ [Canada] Audio: Mississauga.ogg [Canada]
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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Mississague}} French Mississague, {{der|en|oj|misizaagii||inhabitant of large river mouth}} Ojibwe misizaagii (“inhabitant of large river mouth”), {{doublet|en|massasauga}} Doublet of massasauga Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mississauga
  1. A city in southern Ontario, suburb of Toronto. Categories (place): Cities in Canada, Cities in Ontario, Places in Canada, Places in Ontario Synonyms: Sauga [informal] Derived forms: Mississaugan Translations (city): 密西沙加 (mat⁶ sai¹ saa¹ gaa¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 密市 (mat⁶ si⁵) [short-form] (Chinese Cantonese), 美城 (english: mei⁵ sing⁴) [short-form] (Chinese Cantonese), 密西沙加 (Mìxīshājiā) (Chinese Mandarin), 密市 (Mìshì) [short-form] (Chinese Mandarin), 美城 (Měichéng) [short-form] (Chinese Mandarin), Mississauga [masculine] (French), मिसिसॉगा (misisŏgā) (Hindi), 미시사가 (Misisaga) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-Mississauga-en-name-2wMMmogk

Noun

IPA: /ˌmɪ.sɪˈsɔː.ɡə/, /ˌmɪ.sɪˈsɑ.ɡə/ [Canada] Audio: Mississauga.ogg [Canada] Forms: Mississaugas [plural], Mississauga [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Mississague}} French Mississague, {{der|en|oj|misizaagii||inhabitant of large river mouth}} Ojibwe misizaagii (“inhabitant of large river mouth”), {{doublet|en|massasauga}} Doublet of massasauga Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Mississauga}} Mississauga (plural Mississaugas or Mississauga)
  1. A member of an Algonquian people now living in southern Ontario, Canada; also a member of this race.
    Sense id: en-Mississauga-en-noun-mTTx3crD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71

Inflected forms

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