Ottawa

proper noun Odawa · Odaawaa · Ottowa

1. A city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada. 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.
2. metonymically, synecdoche The federal government of Canada. New vehicles will cut emissions by 5.3 megatonnes by 2010 as part of Ottawa's plans to meet Canada's Kyoto targets.
3. A river flowing southeast between Ontario and Quebec, Canada into the St. Lawrence River.

   Similar: Kichi Sipi, Kitchissippi

4. A city, the county seat of LaSalle County, Illinois.
5. A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Kansas.
6. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Le Sueur County, Minnesota.
7. A village, the county seat of Putnam County, Ohio.
8. An unincorporated community in Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
9. A town and unincorporated community in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
10. Some other townships, listed under Ottawa Township.
11. A village and former commune of Ivory Coast.
12. A suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
13. An Algonquian people closely related to the Ojibwe.
14. The Ottawa language (may be considered a dialect of Ojibwe).

Similar: National Capital Region, NCR, Ottawa-Hull, Ottawa-Gatineau, O-town

noun Ottawa · Ottawas · Odawa · Odaawaa · Ottowa

1. A member of the Ottawa people. The Anishinaabe people are American Indians who have historically been associated with the Great Lakes region of what is now called Canada and the United States. The Anishinaabe people of the Great Lakes include the Odawas (also known as the Ottawas), the Chippewas (also known as the Ojibwes), and t