Ottawa

• Odawa, Odaawaa, Ottowa (of the Native American people or their language)

From Ojibwe odaawaa/ᐅᑡᐙ (“an Ottawa; a trader”), from Proto-Algonquian *atawewa (“to trade”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒtəwə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑtəwə/, [ˈɑɾəwə], /ˈɑtəˌwɑ/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɒtəwɒ/, /ˈɒtəwə/
  • (Ottawa Valley, dialectal) IPA^(key): [ˈɔɾ̥əwa(ː)]

Ottawa

1. An Algonquian people closely related to the Ojibwe.

   Alternative forms: Odawa, Odaawaa, Ottowa

2. The Ottawa language (may be considered a dialect of Ojibwe).

   Alternative forms: Odawa, Odaawaa, Ottowa

4. A city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada.
   • 1996, Eldon Black, “Prologue: 1960-1967”, in Direct Intervention: Canada-France Relations, 1967-1974‎^[1], Carleton University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 9:

     And of course, in July 1967 De Gaulle did come to Canada. He made his speeches in Quebec, was enthusiastically received on the Chemin du Roy, shouted “Vive le Quebec libre” in Montreal and, on learning of the reaction of the Canadian government, returned to Paris without going to Ottawa.

5. (by synecdoche, metonymic) The federal government of Canada.
   • 2005 April 5, “Ottawa, carmakers reach Kyoto deal”, in CBC News:

     New vehicles will cut emissions by 5.3 megatonnes by 2010 as part of Ottawa's plans to meet Canada's Kyoto targets.

   • 2006 October 4, “Literacy groups demand $17M back from Ottawa”, in CBC News:

     Literacy groups across the country demanded Wednesday that Ottawa put back the $17.7 million it cut from adult literacy programs last week.

   • 2008 June 10, “Ottawa boosting aid to Afghanistan by $550 million”, in CBC News:

     Ottawa announced the mission in Afghanistan will have a greater focus on reconstruction, development and security training, with an increase in aid of more than a half a billion dollars.

7. A river flowing southeast between Ontario and Quebec, Canada into the St. Lawrence River.
8. A number of places in the United States:
   2. A city, the county seat of LaSalle County, Illinois.
   4. A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Kansas.
   6. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Le Sueur County, Minnesota.
   8. A village, the county seat of Putnam County, Ohio.
   9. An unincorporated community in Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
   11. A town and unincorporated community in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
   12. Some other townships, listed under Ottawa Township.
9. A village and former commune of Ivory Coast.
10. A suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

• (capital of Canada): National Capital Region, NCR, Ottawa-Hull, Ottawa-Gatineau (biprovincial metropolitan region)

• (capital of Canada): Hull, Gatineau, Mega-Gatineau (twin city on opposite bank of river)

• Ottawa County
• Ottawa-Hull
• Ottawa-Gatineau
• Mega-Ottawa

• Ottawan
• Outaouais

• → French: Ottawa
• → Japanese: オタワ
• → Russian: Оттава (Ottava)
  • → Armenian: Օտտավա (Ōttava)

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Ottawa terms

Proto-Algonquian dictionary

Ottawa (plural Ottawa or Ottawas)

1. A member of the Ottawa people.

   Alternative forms: Odawa, Odaawaa, Ottowa

• IPA^(key): [ˈotava]

Ottawa f (relational adjective ottawský)

1. Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)
2. Ottawa (a river flowing southeast between Ontario and Quebec, Canada into the St. Lawrence River)
3. Ottawa (a city, the county seat of LaSalle County, Illinois)

• “Ottawa”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Ottawa

1. Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)
2. Ottawa (a river flowing southeast between Ontario and Quebec, Canada into the St. Lawrence River)
3. Ottawa (a city, the county seat of LaSalle County, Illinois)

• Audio:

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Ottawa n

1. Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)

Borrowed from English Ottawa, ultimately from Ojibwe odaawaa (“traders”).

• (France) IPA^(key): /ɔ.ta.wa/
• (New Brunswick, Quebec) IPA^(key): /ɔ.ta.wɑ/

• Audio (Canada):

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Ottawa f

1. Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)
2. (by synecdoche, metonymic) the federal government of Canada

• Région de la capitale nationale, RCN, Ottawa-Hull, Ottawa-Gatineau (biprovincial metropolitan region)

• Hull, Gatineau, Méga-Gatineau (twin city on opposite bank of river)

• Ottawa-Hull
• Ottawa-Gatineau
• Méga-Ottawa

• Outaouais

• Audio:

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Ottawa n (proper noun, genitive Ottawas or (optionally with an article) Ottawa)

1. Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)

Ottawa f

1. Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)

Ottawa

1. Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)

Ottawa

1. Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)

• IPA^(key): /ɔtˈta.va/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ava
• Syllabification: Ot‧ta‧wa

Ottawa f (related adjective ottawski)

1. Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)

• Ottawa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.ˈtaw.ɐ/

Ottawa f

1. alternative form of Otava: Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)

Ottawa f (genitive singular Ottawy, declension pattern of žena)

1. Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)

• “Ottawa”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

• IPA^(key): /oˈtawa/ [oˈt̪a.wa], /oˈtaɡwa/ [oˈt̪a.ɣ̞wa]
• Rhymes: -awa, -aɡwa
• Syllabification: Ot‧ta‧wa

Ottawa ?

1. Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)

Ottawa n (genitive Ottawas)

1. Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)