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Ot·ta·wa | \ ˈä-tə-wə 
, -ˌwä, -ˌwȯ \
, -ˌwä, -ˌwȯ \ plural Ottawas or Ottawa
Definition of Ottawa
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: a member of an American Indian people of Michigan and southern Ontario
Ottawa
geographical nameOt·ta·wa | \ ˈä-tə-wə , -ˌwä, -ˌwȯ \
, -ˌwä, -ˌwȯ \Definition of Ottawa (Entry 2 of 2)
1 river 696 miles (1120 kilometers) long in southeastern Ontario and southern Quebec, Canada, flowing east into the Saint Lawrence River
2 city and capital of Canada in southeastern Ontario on the Ottawa River and the Rideau Canal population 812,129
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The first known use of Ottawa was circa 1665
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