Ottawa - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Ottawa :  (noun)
1: a member of the Algonquian people of southern Ontario [syn: Ottawa]
2: the capital of Canada (located in southeastern Ontario across the Ottawa river from Quebec) [syn: Ottawa, Canadian capital, capital of Canada]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Ottawas \Ot"ta*was\, n. pl.; sing. Ottawa. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians who, when first known, lived on theOttawa :  River. Most of them subsequently migrated to the southwestern shore of Lake Superior.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Ottawa, IL (city, FIPS 56926) Location: 41.35024 N, 88.83939 W Population (1990): 17451 (7511 housing units) Area: 15.5 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61350 Ottawa, KS (city, FIPS 53550) Location: 38.60913 N, 95.26626 W Population (1990): 10667 (4553 housing units) Area: 16.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66067 Ottawa, OH (village, FIPS 58982) Location: 41.02083 N, 84.04137 W Population (1990): 3999 (1557 housing units) Area: 7.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Ottawa

kalynlord: everyone says it's cold outside, but my furnace of a body disagrees. come hover around me for warmth, people of Ottawa!
michelehlw: I'm dreading.. just DREADING... going to Ottawa...... Dreading. -30C. Why couldn't the Fathers of Confederation have confederated in Mexico?
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