golden horseshoe

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Definition of golden horseshoe in English English dictionary

Nickname for the U-shaped area of the Canadian province of Ontario which extends along the northwestern, western, and southwestern shoreline of Lake Ontario from metropolitan Toronto to the Niagara River, comprising one of Canada's most populated and economically productive regions

Half of those new immigrants came to Ontario. . . . Once here, most of them settled in the Golden Horseshoe area, now home to 8.1 million people, or one-quarter of all Canadians.

Hyphenation

gold·en horse·shoe

Turkish pronunciation

gōldın hôrsşu

Pronunciation

/ˈgōldən ˈhôrsˌsʜo͞o/ /ˈɡoʊldən ˈhɔːrsˌʃuː/

Etymology

() Reportedly coined by Westinghouse President Herbert H. Rogge, in a speech to the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce on 12 Jan. 1954.