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Ottawa

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

Ot·ta·wa

noun \ˈä-tə-wə, -ˌwä, -ˌw\
plural Ot·ta·was or Ot·ta·wa

Definition of OTTAWA

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

Origin of OTTAWA

French Outaoua, from Ojibwa (eastern dialect) ota·wa·
First Known Use: 1687

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