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Ottawa

See also: Òttawa

English

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Etymology

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

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Ottawa

  1. An Algonquian people closely related to the Ojibwe; also spelt Ottowa.
  2. The Ottawa dialect of Ojibwe; also spelt Odawa or Odaawaa.
  4. A city in Ontario, Canada; capital city of Canada.
    • 1996, Eldon Black, “Prologue: 1960-1967”, in Direct Intervention: Canada-France Relations, 1967-1974‎[1], 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.
  5. (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.
  6. A river flowing southeast between Ontario and Quebec, Canada into the St. Lawrence River.
  7. 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.
  8. A village, formerly a commune in the Ivory Coast.
  9. A suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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Proto-Algonquian dictionary

Noun

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Ottawa (plural Ottawas)

  1. A member of the Ottawa people.

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Czech

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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

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Declension of Ottawa (sg-only hard feminine)
singular
nominative Ottawa
genitive Ottawy
dative Ottawě
accusative Ottawu
vocative Ottawo
locative Ottawě
instrumental Ottawou

Further reading

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

Danish

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Ottawa

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

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Ottawa n

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

French

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Etymology

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

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

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

Italian

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Ottawa f

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

Norwegian Bokmål

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Ottawa

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Ottawa

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

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Ottawa f

  1. Alternative form of Otava

Slovak

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

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

References

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  • “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

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  • IPA(key): /oˈtawa/ [oˈt̪a.wa], /oˈtaɡwa/ [oˈt̪a.ɣ̞wa]
  • Rhymes: -awa, -aɡwa
  • Syllabification: Ot‧ta‧wa

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Ottawa ?

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

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Ottawa n (genitive Ottawas)

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