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ottawa
/ˈɑtəwə/
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What does ottawa mean?
noun
- A member of the Ottawa people.
proper noun
- A city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada.
- The federal government of Canada.
More meanings (12)
proper noun
- A river flowing southeast between Ontario and Quebec, Canada into the St. Lawrence River.
- A city, the county seat of LaSalle County, Illinois.
- A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Kansas.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Le Sueur County, Minnesota.
- A village, the county seat of Putnam County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
- A town and unincorporated community in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
- Some other townships, listed under Ottawa Township.
- A village and former commune of Ivory Coast.
- A suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
- An Algonquian people closely related to the Ojibwe.
- The Ottawa language (may be considered a dialect of Ojibwe).
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Application is also made to Canada by designating species that have been found to be hardy at Ottawa.
That autumn the Ottawa tribe had a great corn celebration, to which we and the other settlers were invited.
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He spoke French, a dash of Spanish and could parley in Choctaw, Ottawa, Mohawk and Huron.
On the Cervus canadensis or wapiti, see Hon. J.D. Caton, ‘Ottawa Academy of Nat.
A member of the Ottawa government, who was on his way to the Governor-General's ball at Halifax, informed us that this country is rich in minerals, in iron especially, and he pointed out spots where gold had been washed out.