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Noun: Ottawa  ó-tu-wu
  1. A member of the Algonquian people of southern Ontario
     
  2. A river in southeastern Canada that flows along the boundary between Québec and Ontario to the Saint Lawrence River near Montreal
    - Outaouais, Ottawa river
     
  3. The capital of Canada (located in southeastern Ontario across the Ottawa river from Québec)
    - Canadian capital, capital of Canada

Type of: Algonquian, Algonquin, national capital, river

Part of: Canada, Great White North [N. Amer], Ontario

Encyclopedia: Ottawa, Ohio