Ottawa

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See also: Òttawa

English

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 Ottawa (disambiguation) on Wikipedia

Etymology

From Ojibwe odaawaa (traders)/ᐅᑡᐙ, from Proto-Algonquian *atawewa (to trade).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ottawa

  1. An Algonquian people closely related to the Ojibwe; also spelt Ottowa.
  2. The Ottawa dialect of Ojibwe; also spelt Odawa or Odaawaa.
  3. A city in Ontario, Canada; 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.
  4. (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.
  5. A river flowing southeast between Ontario and Quebec, Canada into the St. Lawrence River.
  6. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city, the county seat of LaSalle County, Illinois.
    2. A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Kansas.
    3. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Le Sueur County, Minnesota.
    4. A village, the county seat of Putnam County, Ohio.
    5. An unincorporated community in Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
    6. A town and unincorporated community in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
    7. Some other townships, listed under Ottawa Township.
  7. A village, formerly a commune in the Ivory Coast.
  8. A suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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Proto-Algonquian dictionary

Noun

Ottawa (plural Ottawas)

  1. A member of the Ottawa people.

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Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ottawa f (related adjective ottawský)

  1. Ottawa (the capital city of Canada)
  2. Ottawa (a river in southeastern Canada)
  3. Ottawa (a city in Illinois, United States)

Declension

Further reading

  • Ottawa”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

Proper noun

Ottawa

  1. Ottawa (the capital city of Canada)
  2. Ottawa (a river in southeastern Canada)
  3. Ottawa (a city in Illinois, United States)

Dutch

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ottawa n

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

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ottawa f

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

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German

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

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

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

Italian

Proper noun

Ottawa f

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nb

Proper noun

Ottawa

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Proper noun

Ottawa

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

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Ottawa f (related adjective ottawski)

  1. Ottawa (the capital city of Canada)

Declension

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nouns

References

  • Ottawa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ottawa f

  1. Alternative form of Otava

Slovak

Proper noun

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

  1. Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; 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, 2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈtawa/ , /oˈtaɡwa/
  • Rhymes: -awa, -aɡwa
  • Syllabification: Ot‧ta‧wa

Proper noun

Ottawa ?

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

Swedish

Proper noun

Ottawa n (genitive Ottawas)

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