Ot·ta·wa
| \ ˈä-tə-wə
, -ˌwä, -ˌwȯ \
, -ˌwä, -ˌwȯ \
plural Ottawas or Ottawa
Definition of Ottawa
: a member of an American Indian people of Michigan and southern Ontario
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“Ottawa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ottawa. Accessed 20 May. 2022.
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Ot·ta·wa
| \ ˈä-tə-wə
, -ˌwä, -ˌwȯ \
, -ˌwä, -ˌwȯ \
Definition of Ottawa
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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