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Ottawa

Pronunciation: /ˈɒtəwə/

The English word “Ottawa” has 6 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. The federal government of Canada.
  2. An unincorporated community in Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
  3. Some other townships, listed under Ottawa Township.
  4. An Algonquian people closely related to the Ojibwe.
  5. The Ottawa language (may be considered a dialect of Ojibwe).

noun

  1. A member of the Ottawa people.

Etymology

From Ojibwe odaawaa/ᐅᑡᐙ (“an Ottawa; a trader”), from Proto-Algonquian *atawewa (“to trade”).

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