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Ottawa.

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

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name/ɔ.ta.wa/France/ɔ.ta.wɑ/
  1. Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)

    feminine
  2. the federal government of Canada

    feminine · metonymically · synecdoche
Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.