First Known Use: 1687
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Ottawa
noun Ot·ta·wa \ˈä-tə-wə, -ˌwä, -ˌwȯ\
plural Ot·ta·was or Ot·ta·wa
Definition of OTTAWA
: a member of an American Indian people of Michigan and southern Ontario
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Origin of OTTAWA
French Outaoua, from Ojibwa (eastern dialect) ota·wa·
Ottawa
geographical name Ot·ta·wa \ˈä-tə-wə, -ˌwä, -ˌwȯ\
Definition of OTTAWA
1
river 696 miles (1120 kilometers) E Canada in SE Ontario & S Quebec flowing E into St. Lawrence River
2
city ∗ of Canada in SE Ontario pop 883,391
OTTAWA Defined for Kids
Ottawa
geographical name Ot·ta·wa \ˈä-tə-ˌwä, -wə, -ˌwȯ\
Definition of OTTAWA for Kids
city, capital of Canada in SE Ontario
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