# Ottawa
## English
### Alternative forms

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

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɒtəwə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American) IPA: /ˈɑtəwə/, [ˈɑɾəwə], /ˈɑtəˌwɑ/
* (Canada) IPA: /ˈɒtəwɒ/, /ˈɒtəwə/
** (Ottawa Valley, dialectal) IPA: [ˈɔɾ̥əwa(ː)]

### Proper noun

Ottawa
* An Algonquian people closely related to the Ojibwe.
    Alternative forms: Odawa, Odaawaa, Ottowa
* The Ottawa language (may be considered a dialect of Ojibwe).
    Alternative forms: Odawa, Odaawaa, Ottowa
* A city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada.
** 1996, Eldon Black, “Prologue: 1960-1967”, in Direct Intervention: Canada-France Relations, 1967-1974‎, 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.
* (by synecdoche, metonymically) 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.
* A river flowing southeast between Ontario and Quebec, Canada into the St. Lawrence River.
* A number of places in the United States:
** A city, the county seat of LaSalle County, Illinois.
** A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Kansas.
** A township and unincorporated community therein, in Le Sueur County, Minnesota.
** A village, the county seat of Putnam County, Ohio.
** An unincorporated community in Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
** A town and unincorporated community in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
** Some other townships, listed under Ottawa Township.
* A village, formerly a commune in the Ivory Coast.
* A suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

#### Synonyms

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

#### Coordinate terms

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

#### Derived terms

* Ottawa County
* Ottawa-Hull
* Ottawa-Gatineau
* Mega-Ottawa

#### Related terms

* Ottawan
* Outaouais

#### Descendants

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

#### See also

* Wiktionary’s coverage of Ottawa terms

#### References

Proto-Algonquian dictionary

### Noun

Ottawa (plural Ottawa or Ottawas)
* A member of the Ottawa people.
    Alternative forms: Odawa, Odaawaa, Ottowa

#### Translations
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈotava]

### Proper noun

Ottawa f (relational adjective ottawský)
* Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)
* Ottawa (A river flowing southeast between Ontario and Quebec, Canada into the St. Lawrence River)
* Ottawa (a city, the county seat of LaSalle County, Illinois)

#### Declension
### Further reading

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

## Danish
### Proper noun

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

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Ottawa n
* Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)

## French
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (France) IPA: /ɔ.ta.wa/
* (New Brunswick, Quebec) IPA: /ɔ.ta.wɑ/
* Audio (Canada):(file)

### Proper noun

Ottawa f
* Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)
* (by synecdoche, metonymically) the federal government of Canada

#### Synonyms

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

#### Coordinate terms

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

#### Derived terms

* Ottawa-Hull
* Ottawa-Gatineau
* Méga-Ottawa

#### Related terms

* Outaouais

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Ottawa n (proper noun, genitive Ottawas or (optionally with an article) Ottawa)
* Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)

## Italian
### Proper noun

Ottawa f
* Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

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

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

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

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɔtˈta.va/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ava
* Syllabification: Ot‧ta‧wa

### Proper noun

Ottawa f (related adjective ottawski)
* Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)

#### Derived terms

* ottawianin
* ottawianka

### References

* Ottawa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /o.ˈtaw.ɐ/

### Proper noun

Ottawa f
* Alternative form of Otava: Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)

## Slovak
### Proper noun

Ottawa f (genitive singular Ottawy, declension pattern of žena)
* Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)

### References

* “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

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

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

### Proper noun

Ottawa ?
* Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)

## Swedish
### Proper noun

Ottawa n (genitive Ottawas)
* Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)