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Ottawa

See also: Òttawa

English

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

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    Ottawa

    2. 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.
      • 2017 March 31, Isabelle Khoo, “21 Of The Coolest People Who Were Born Or Raised In Ottawa”, in The Huffington Post‎[2], archived from the original on 24 April 2024:
        It makes sense that one of Canada’s most celebrated authors was born in the country’s capital. Atwood was born and raised in Ottawa until the age of six when her family moved to Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and then Toronto.
      1. (by synecdoche, metonymic) The federal government of Canada.
        • 2005 April 5, “Ottawa, carmakers reach Kyoto deal”, in CBC News‎[3], archived from the original on 25 November 2020:
          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[4], archived from the original on 15 November 2023:
          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[5], archived from the original on 15 November 2023:
          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.
    4. A river flowing southeast between Ontario and Quebec, Canada into the St. Lawrence River.
      Synonyms: Kichi Sipi, Kitchissippi
    5. 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.
    6. A village and former commune of Ivory Coast.
    7. A suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
    8. An Algonquian people closely related to the Ojibwe.
      Alternative forms: Odawa, Odaawaa, Ottowa
    9. The Ottawa language (may be considered a dialect of Ojibwe).
      Alternative forms: Odawa, Odaawaa, Ottowa

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

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    Proto-Algonquian dictionary

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    Ottawa (plural Ottawa or Ottawas)

    1. A member of the Ottawa people.
      Alternative forms: Odawa, Odaawaa, Ottowa
      • 2022 May 5, Arland Thornton, Alphonse Pitawanakwat, Eric Hemenway, Lindsey Willow Smith, Linda Young DeMarco, Anishinaabe Geography in the 1930 Decennial Census—and the Use of this Geography in Studying the 1900-1940 Attributes of Anishinaabe People‎[6], pages 4, 18:
        The Anishinaabe people are American Indians who have historically been associated with the Great Lakes region of what is now called Canada and the United States. The Anishinaabe people of the Great Lakes include the Odawas (also known as the Ottawas), the Chippewas (also known as the Ojibwes), and the Potawatomis (also known as the Bodéwadmis)—three interrelated groups that are sometimes collectively referred to as the Three Fires Confederacy. […] The Bureau also noted a decline in the number reported as Ottawa between 1910 and 1930 and went on to observe that the significant number of Michigan Natives “with tribe not reported in Emmet, Charlevoix, and Leelanau Counties……should probably be added to the number of Ottawa” (Census Bureau 1937, page 38).

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    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)

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    Declension of Ottawa (sg-only hard feminine)
    singular
    nominative Ottawa
    genitive Ottawy
    dative Ottawě
    accusative Ottawu
    vocative Ottawo
    locative Ottawě
    instrumental Ottawou

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    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)

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    Ottawa n

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

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    Etymology

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

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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

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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)

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    Ottawa f

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

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    Ottawa

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

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    Ottawa

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

    Polish

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    • IPA(key): /ɔtˈta.va/
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    • Rhymes: -ava
    • Syllabification: Ot‧ta‧wa

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    Ottawa f (related adjective ottawski)

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

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    Declension of Ottawa
    singular
    nominative Ottawa
    genitive Ottawy
    dative Ottawie
    accusative Ottawę
    instrumental Ottawą
    locative Ottawie
    vocative Ottawo

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    • “Ottawa”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[7] (in Polish)

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    Etymology

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      Unadapted borrowing from English Ottawa.

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      Ottawa f (demonym ottawano)

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

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

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

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      • “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, 2003–2026

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

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      Ottawa ?

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

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      Ottawa n (genitive Ottawas)

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