Oshawa

American  

[osh-uh-wuh] / ˈɒʃ ə wə /

noun

1. a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada, NE of Toronto, on Lake Ontario.

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Oshawa British  

/ ˈɒʃəwə /

noun

1. a city in central Canada, in SE Ontario on Lake Ontario: motor-vehicle industry. Pop: 139 051 (2001)

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Example Sentences

They both grew up in Canada: Park in Lindsay, Ontario, and Stella, an hour’s drive away in Oshawa.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024

“For 17 years, I was an absolutely horrible individual,” said Mr. Carter, the mayor of Oshawa, Ontario.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2023

The GM agreement came after a brief strike last week by the workers at GM factories in Oshawa and St. Catharines, Ontario, and a parts warehouse in Woodstock, Ontario.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2023

The Canadian union, which represents about 4,300 workers at GM in these talks, said 80.5% of its members at facilities in Oshawa, St. Catharines and Woodstock voted in favor of the deal.

From Reuters • Oct. 15, 2023

Shortly after his death, as an appreciation of his services as a minister among Ukranian families, special memorial services were held in Toronto, Oshawa and Detroit.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 by Northern Nut Growers Association