| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Province in central Canada, bordered by Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north; Quebec to the east; the St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, and Minnesota to the south; and Manitoba to the west. Its capital and largest city is Toronto. | 1 |
| ‡ The Canadian side of Niagara Falls is in southern Ontario. | 2 |
| ‡ Ottawa, Canada’s capital, is in southeastern Ontario. | 3 |
| ‡ Ontario is the most heavily industrialized, populous, and prosperous province in Canada. | 4 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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