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Mississauga
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Mississauga (mĭsĭsaw`gə), city (1991 pop. 463,388), S Ont., Canada, 12 mi (20 km) W of Toronto on Lake Ontario. A residential suburb of Toronto and a growing transportation and industrial center, it is one of Canada's fastest-growing cities. Its manufactures include aircraft, motor vehicles, engines, chemicals, petroleum, steel and rubber products, cement, appliances, and printed materials. It has a port and is the site of Toronto International Airport. Originally an agricultural and then residential area, it had a population of 15,000 in 1945.

Mississauga

City (pop., 2001: 612,925), southeastern Ontario, Canada. Situated at the western end of Lake Ontario, southwest of Toronto, it was settled in the early 19th century on land purchased from the Mississauga Indians. Mississauga became a town in 1968 and a city in 1974. Both a residential suburb of Toronto and an important industrial centre, it is also the site of the Lester B. Pearson International Airport.


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


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