Main Entry: Ot·ta·wa

Pronunciation: \ˈä-tə-wə, -ˌwä, -ˌwȯ\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural Ot·ta·was or Ot·ta·wa

Etymology: French Outaoua, from Ojibwa (eastern dial.) ota·wa·

Date: 1687

: a member of an American Indian people of Michigan and southern Ontario