Ottawa

Meanings

Proper Noun

• An Algonquian people closely related to the Ojibwe; also spelt Ottowa.
• The Ottawa dialect of Ojibwe; also spelt Odawa or Odaawaa.
• city Ontario (province) Canada (country); capital city Canada (country).
• The federal government of Canada.
• A river flowing SE between Ontario (province) and Quebec (province), Canada (country) into the St. (river) Lawrence River.
• city, county seat LaSalle County (county) Illinois (state).
• city, county seat Franklin County (county) Kansas (state).
• (unincorporated) community Ottawa Township (township) Le Sueur County (county) Minnesota (state).
• village, county seat Putnam County (county) Ohio (state).
• town/and/unincorporated community Waukesha County (county) Wisconsin (state).

Noun

• A member of the Ottawa people.

Related

Similar words

• National Capital Region, NCR, Ottawa-Hull, Ottawa-Gatineau

Origin

• Said to be from Ojibwe odaawaa ("traders")/ᐅᑡᐙ.