Ottawa

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈɒtəwə/
• (GA, Canada) IPA: /ˈɑtəwə/, /ˈɑtəˌwɑ/

Proper noun

1. An Algonquian people closely related to the Ojibwe; also spelt Ottowa.
2. The Ottawa dialect of Ojibwe; also spelt Odawa or Odaawaa.
3. A city in Ontario, Canada.
4. (by synecdoche, metonymy) The federal 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.

5. .
6. A city/county seat in LaSalle County, Illinois.
7. A city/county seat in Franklin County, Kansas.
8. An unincorporated community in Ottawa Township, Le Sueur County.
9. A village/county seat in Putnam County, Ohio.
10. A town/and/unincorporated community in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.

Synonyms

• (capital of Canada) National Capital Region, NCR, Ottawa-Hull, Ottawa-Gatineau biprovincial metropolitan region

Related terms

• Ottawan
• Outaouais

Translations

• French: Outaouais
• German: Odawa

Translations

• French: Ottawa
• German: Ottawa
• Italian: Ottawa
• Portuguese: Otava, Ottawa
• Russian: Отта́ва
• Spanish: Ottawa

Noun

Ottawa (plural Ottawas)

1. A member of the Ottawa people.

Translations

• French: outaouais
• German: Odawa

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