Ottawa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒtəwə/
ipa: /ˈɑtəwə/
ipa: [ˈɑɾəwə]
ipa: /ˈɑtəˌwɑ/
ipa: /ˈɒtəwɒ/
ipa: /ˈɒtəwə/
note: Ottawa Valley, dialectal
ipa: [ˈɔɾ̥əwa(ː)]
Forms: form: Odawa
form: Odaawaa
form: Ottowa
Etymology: From Ojibwe odaawaa/ᐅᑡᐙ (“an Ottawa; a trader”), from Proto-Algonquian *atawewa (“to trade”).
Senses: related: word: Odawa
word: Odaawaa
word: Ottowa
glosses: An Algonquian people closely related to the Ojibwe.
related: word: Odawa
word: Odaawaa
word: Ottowa
glosses: The Ottawa language (may be considered a dialect of Ojibwe).
examples: text: 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.
ref: 1996, Eldon Black, “Prologue: 1960-1967”, in Direct Intervention: Canada-France Relations, 1967-1974, Carleton University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 9:
glosses: A city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada.
examples: text: New vehicles will cut emissions by 5.3 megatonnes by 2010 as part of Ottawa's plans to meet Canada's Kyoto targets.
ref: 2005 April 5, “Ottawa, carmakers reach Kyoto deal”, in CBC News:
text: Literacy groups across the country demanded Wednesday that Ottawa put back the $17.7 million it cut from adult literacy programs last week.
ref: 2006 October 4, “Literacy groups demand $17M back from Ottawa”, in CBC News:
text: 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.
ref: 2008 June 10, “Ottawa boosting aid to Afghanistan by $550 million”, in CBC News:
glosses: The federal government of Canada.
glosses: A river flowing southeast between Ontario and Quebec, Canada into the St. Lawrence River.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of LaSalle County, Illinois.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Kansas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township and unincorporated community therein, in Le Sueur County, Minnesota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A village, the county seat of Putnam County, Ohio.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town and unincorporated community in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
Some other townships, listed under Ottawa Township.
glosses: A village and former commune of Ivory Coast.
glosses: A suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Synonyms: sense: capital of Canada
word: National Capital Region
sense: capital of Canada
word: NCR
sense: capital of Canada
word: Ottawa-Hull
sense: capital of Canada
english: biprovincial metropolitan region
translation: biprovincial metropolitan region
word: Ottawa-Gatineau
Coordinate terms: sense: capital of Canada
word: Hull
sense: capital of Canada
word: Gatineau
sense: capital of Canada
english: twin city on opposite bank of river
translation: twin city on opposite bank of river
word: Mega-Gatineau
Derived terms: Mega-Ottawa
Ottawa County
Ottawa-Gatineau
Ottawa-Hull
Ottawian
Related terms: Ottawan
Outaouais
Wiktionary’s coverage of Ottawa terms