Definition of Ottawa
Ottawas
orOttawa
: a member of an American Indian people of Michigan and southern Ontario
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Origin and Etymology of ottawa
French Outaoua, from Ojibwa (eastern dialect) ota·wa·
First Known Use: circa 1665
Ottawa
playDefinition 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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