Ottawa
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See also: Òttawa
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Said to be from Ojibwe odaawaa (“traders”)/ᐅᑡᐙ.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒtəwə/
Audio (UK) (file) - (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɑtəwə/, /ˈɑtəˌwɑ/
Proper noun[edit]
Ottawa
- An Algonquian people closely related to the Ojibwe; also spelt Ottowa.
- The Ottawa dialect of Ojibwe; also spelt Odawa or Odaawaa.
- A city in Ontario, Canada; capital city of Canada.
- 1996, Black, Eldon, “Prologue: 1960-1967”, in Direct Intervention: Canada-France Relations, 1967-1974[1], Carleton University Press, →ISBN, OCLC 243884090, 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, "Ottawa, carmakers reach Kyoto deal", CBC News, 5 April 2005:
- New vehicles will cut emissions by 5.3 megatonnes by 2010 as part of Ottawa's plans to meet Canada's Kyoto targets.
- 2006, "Literacy groups demand $17M back from Ottawa", CBC News, 4 October 2006:
- Literacy groups across the country demanded Wednesday that Ottawa put back the $17.7 million it cut from adult literacy programs last week.
- 2008, "Ottawa boosting aid to Afghanistan by $550 million", CBC News, 10 June 2008:
- 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.
- 2005, "Ottawa, carmakers reach Kyoto deal", CBC News, 5 April 2005:
- A river flowing SE between Ontario and Quebec, Canada into the St. Lawrence River.
- A city, the county seat of LaSalle County, Illinois.
- A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Ottawa Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota.
- A village, the county seat of Putnam County, Ohio.
- A town and unincorporated community in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
Synonyms[edit]
- (capital of Canada): National Capital Region, NCR, Ottawa-Hull, Ottawa-Gatineau (biprovincial metropolitan region)
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (capital of Canada): Hull, Gatineau, Mega-Gatineau (twin city on opposite bank of river)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Native American people
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capital of Canada
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See also[edit]
Noun[edit]
Ottawa (plural Ottawas)
- A member of the Ottawa people.
Translations[edit]
a member of the Ottawa people
Danish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ottawa
- Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; capital city of Canada)
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Ottawa n
- Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; capital city of Canada)
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English Ottawa, ultimately from Ojibwe odaawaa (“traders”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ottawa f
- Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; capital city of Canada)
- (by synecdoche, metonymically) the federal government of Canada
Synonyms[edit]
- Région de la capitale nationale, RCN, Ottawa-Hull, Ottawa-Gatineau (biprovincial metropolitan region)
Coordinate terms[edit]
- Hull, Gatineau, Méga-Gatineau (twin city on opposite bank of river)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Ottawa n (proper noun, genitive Ottawas or (optionally with an article) Ottawa)
- Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; capital city of Canada)
Italian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ottawa f
- Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; capital city of Canada)
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ottawa
- Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; capital city of Canada)
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ottawa
- Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; capital city of Canada)
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ottawa f
- Alternative form of Otava
Slovak[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ottawa f (genitive singular Ottawy, declension pattern of žena)
- Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; capital city of Canada)
References[edit]
- Ottawa in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ottawa ?
- Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; capital city of Canada)
Further reading[edit]
- “Ottawa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ottawa n (genitive Ottawas)
- Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; capital city of Canada)
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