Ottawa
See also: Òttawa
English
Etymology
Said to be from Ojibwe odaawaa (“traders”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ottawa
- An Algonquian people closely related to the Ojibwe; also spelt Ottowa.
- The Ottawa dialect of Ojibwe; also spelt Odawa or Odaawaa.
- The capital of Canada, located in the province of Ontario.
- (by synecdoche) The 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 into the St. Lawrence River.
- A city, the county seat of LaSalle County, Illinois.
- A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Kansas.
- A village, the county seat of Putnam County, Ohio.
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
Related terms
Translations
Native American people
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capital of Canada
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See also
Noun
Ottawa (plural Ottawas)
- A member of the Ottawa people.
Translations
a member of the Ottawa people
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Danish
Proper noun
Ottawa
- Ottawa (the capital city of Canada)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Ottawa n
- Ottawa (the capital city of Canada)
French
Etymology
From English Ottawa, ultimately from Ojibwe odaawaa (“traders”)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ottawa ?
- Ottawa (the capital city 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
Related terms
German
Proper noun
Ottawa n (proper noun, strong, genitive Ottawas)
- Ottawa (the capital city of Canada)
Italian
Proper noun
Ottawa f
- Ottawa (the capital city of Canada)
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Ottawa
- Ottawa (capital of Canada)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Ottawa
- Ottawa (capital of Canada)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Ottawa f
- Alternative form of Otava
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ottawa ?
- Ottawa (the capital city of Canada)
Further reading
Swedish
Proper noun
Ottawa n (genitive Ottawas)
- Ottawa (the capital city of Canada)
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- English 3-syllable words
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- English nouns
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- en:Cities in Canada
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- Danish lemmas
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- de:Ottawa
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- it:Ottawa
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- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål proper nouns
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- nb:Capital cities
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- es:Ottawa
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- Swedish lemmas
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- sv:Ottawa
- sv:Cities in Canada
- sv:National capitals
- sv:Places in Canada