Ottawa

noun

Ot·ta·wa | \ ˈä-tə-wə

, -ˌwä, -ˌwȯ\

plural Ottawas or Ottawa

Definition of Ottawa

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a member of an American Indian people of Michigan and southern Ontario

Ottawa

geographical name

Ot·ta·wa | \ ˈä-tə-wə

, -ˌwä, -ˌwȯ\

Definition of Ottawa (Entry 2 of 2)

1 river 696 miles (1120 kilometers) long in southeastern Ontario and southern Quebec, Canada, flowing east into the Saint Lawrence River

2 city and capital of Canada in southeastern Ontario on the Ottawa River and the Rideau Canal population 812,129

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