SINCE 1828
Ottawa
noun
Ot·ta·wa
| \ ˈä-tə-wə
, -ˌwä, -ˌwȯ\
, -ˌwä, -ˌwȯ\
plural Ottawas
or Ottawa
Definition of Ottawa
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a member of an American Indian people of Michigan and southern Ontario
Ottawa
geographical name
Ot·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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