Ottawa
/ˈɒtəwə/US/ˈɑtəwə/
Ottawa proper noun: a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada.
Proper noun
Ottawa
- 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.1996, Eldon Black, “Prologue: 1960-1967”, in Direct Intervention: Canada-France Relations, 1967-1974, Carleton University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 9
- It makes sense that one of Canada’s most celebrated authors was born in the country’s capital. Atwood was born and raised in Ottawa until the age of six when her family moved to Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and then Toronto.2017 March 31, Isabelle Khoo, “21 Of The Coolest People Who Were Born Or Raised In Ottawa”, in The Huffington Post, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2024
- 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.2005 April 5, “Ottawa, carmakers reach Kyoto deal”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 25 Nov 2020
- Literacy groups across the country demanded Wednesday that Ottawa put back the $17.7 million it cut from adult literacy programs last week.2006 October 4, “Literacy groups demand $17M back from Ottawa”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 15 Nov 2023
- A river flowing southeast between Ontario and Quebec, Canada into the St. Lawrence River.
- Synonyms:
- Kichi Sipi, Kitchissippi
- A city, the county seat of LaSalle County, Illinois.
- A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Kansas.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Le Sueur County, Minnesota.
- A village, the county seat of Putnam County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
- A town and unincorporated community in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
- Some other townships, listed under Ottawa Township.
- A village and former commune of Ivory Coast.
- A suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
- An Algonquian people closely related to the Ojibwe.
- The Ottawa language (may be considered a dialect of Ojibwe).
Noun
Ottawa (plural Ottawa or Ottawas)
- 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...2022 May 5, Arland Thornton, Alphonse Pitawanakwat, Eric Hemenway, Lindsey Willow Smith, Linda Young DeMarco, Anishinaabe Geography in the 1930 Decennial Census—and the Use of this Geography in...
Ottawa meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
Ottawa in Hindi
- capital of Canada
- ओटावा oṭāvā
Ottawa in Tamil
- capital of Canada
- ஒட்டாவா oṭṭāvā
Ottawa in Urdu
- capital of Canada
- اوٹاوا oṭāvā
Ottawa in Bengali
- capital of Canada
- অটোয়া oṭōẇa
More languagesFewer languages
- Ottawa in Telugu
- అటావా aṭāvā
- Ottawa in Malayalam
- ഓട്ടവ ōṭṭava
- Ottawa in Kannada
- ಆಟ್ಟಾವಾ āṭṭāvā
- Ottawa in Gujarati
- ઓટાવા oṭāvā
- Ottawa in Odia
- ଓଟାୱା oṭāwā
- Ottawa in Sinhala
- ඕටවා ōṭawā
- Ottawa in Assamese
- অট্টৱা ottowa
- Ottawa in Pashto
- اوټاوا oṭāwā, اټاوا aṫāwā
- Ottawa in Tagalog
- Ottawa
- Ottawa in Arabic
- أُوتَاوَا ʔōtāwā
- Ottawa in Malay
- Ottawa
- Ottawa in Indonesian
- Ottawa
- Ottawa in Persian
- اتاوا otâvâ
- Ottawa in Thai
- ออตตาวา ɔ́t-dtaa-wâa
- Ottawa in Vietnamese
- Ốt-ta-oa, Ốc Đa Hoa
- Ottawa in Myanmar
- အော့တဝမြို့ au.ta.wa.mrui.
Synonyms of Ottawa
Forms of Ottawa
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Odawa |
| alternative form | Odaawaa |
| alternative form | Ottowa |
| Noun | |
| plural | Ottawa |
| plural | Ottawas |
Origin of Ottawa
From Ojibwe odaawaa/ᐅᑡᐙ (“an Ottawa; a trader”), from Proto-Algonquian *atawewa (“to trade”).
Words formed from Ottawa
- Mega-Ottawa
- Ottawa County
- Ottawa-Gatineau
- Ottawa-Hull
- Ottawian
Questions about Ottawa
- What does Ottawa mean?
- Ottawa means a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada.
- What is Ottawa in Hindi?
- Ottawa in Hindi is ओटावा (oṭāvā). See Ottawa meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Ottawa?
- Ottawa can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Ottawa?
- Ottawa is pronounced /ˈɒtəwə/ (UK).
Words near Ottawa in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Ottawa (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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