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

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.

3. (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.

5. A river flowing southeast between Ontario and Quebec, Canada into the St. Lawrence River.
6. 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.
7. A village and former commune of Ivory Coast.
8. A suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
9. An Algonquian people closely related to the Ojibwe.

   Alternative forms: Odawa, Odaawaa, Ottowa

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

    Alternative forms: Odawa, Odaawaa, Ottowa

• (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)

• 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

   • 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^[2], 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).

• 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), 2008–2026

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)

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

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

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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 (Germany (Berlin)):

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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/

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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, 2003–2026

• 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)