Ottawa

== English == === Alternative forms === Odawa, Odaawaa, Ottowa (of the Native American people or their language) === Etymology === From Ojibwe odaawaa/ᐅᑡᐙ (“an Ottawa; a trader”), from Proto-Algonquian *atawewa (“to trade”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒtəwə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑtəwə/, [ˈɑɾəwə], /ˈɑtəˌwɑ/ (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɒtəwɒ/, /ˈɒtəwə/ (Ottawa Valley, dialectal) IPA(key): [ˈɔɾ̥əwa(ː)] === Proper noun === Ottawa A city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada. (by synecdoche, metonymic) The federal government of Canada. A river flowing southeast between Ontario and Quebec, Canada into the St. Lawrence River. A number of places in the United States: 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. Alternative forms: Odawa, Odaawaa, Ottowa The Ottawa language (may be considered a dialect of Ojibwe). Alternative forms: Odawa, Odaawaa, Ottowa ==== Synonyms ==== (capital of Canada): National Capital Region, NCR, Ottawa-Hull, Ottawa-Gatineau (biprovincial metropolitan region) ==== Coordinate terms ==== (capital of Canada): Hull, Gatineau, Mega-Gatineau (twin city on opposite bank of river) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Ottawan Outaouais ==== Descendants ==== → French: Ottawa → Japanese: オタワ → Russian: Оттава (Ottava)→ Armenian: Օտտավա (Ōttava) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Wiktionary’s coverage of Ottawa terms ==== References ==== Proto-Algonquian dictionary === Noun === Ottawa (plural Ottawa or Ottawas) A member of the Ottawa people. Alternative forms: Odawa, Odaawaa, Ottowa ==== Translations ==== == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈotava] === Proper noun === Ottawa f (relational adjective ottawský) Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada) Ottawa (a river flowing southeast between Ontario and Quebec, Canada into the St. Lawrence River) Ottawa (a city, the county seat of LaSalle County, Illinois) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Ottawa”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Proper noun === Ottawa Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada) Ottawa (a river flowing southeast between Ontario and Quebec, Canada into the St. Lawrence River) Ottawa (a city, the county seat of LaSalle County, Illinois) == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Ottawa n Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada) == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Ottawa, ultimately from Ojibwe odaawaa (“traders”). === Pronunciation === (France) IPA(key): /ɔ.ta.wa/ (New Brunswick, Quebec) IPA(key): /ɔ.ta.wɑ/ === Proper noun === Ottawa f Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada) (by synecdoche, metonymic) the federal government of Canada ==== Synonyms ==== Région de la capitale nationale, RCN, Ottawa-Hull, Ottawa-Gatineau (biprovincial metropolitan region) ==== Coordinate terms ==== Hull, Gatineau, Méga-Gatineau (twin city on opposite bank of river) ==== Derived terms ==== Ottawa-Hull Ottawa-Gatineau Méga-Ottawa ==== Related terms ==== Outaouais == German == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Ottawa n (proper noun, genitive Ottawas or (optionally with an article) Ottawa) Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada) == Italian == === Proper noun === Ottawa f Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Proper noun === Ottawa Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada) == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Proper noun === Ottawa Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada) == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔtˈta.va/ Rhymes: -ava Syllabification: Ot‧ta‧wa === Proper noun === Ottawa f (related adjective ottawski) Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Ottawa in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.ˈtaw.ɐ/ === Proper noun === Ottawa f alternative form of Otava: Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada) == Slovak == === Proper noun === Ottawa f (genitive singular Ottawy, declension pattern of žena) Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada) === References === “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, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈtawa/ [oˈt̪a.wa], /oˈtaɡwa/ [oˈt̪a.ɣ̞wa] Rhymes: -awa, -aɡwa Syllabification: Ot‧ta‧wa === Proper noun === Ottawa ? Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada) == Swedish == === Proper noun === Ottawa n (genitive Ottawas) Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)