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Ottawa

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Ottawa

1
n
the capital of Canada (located in southeastern Ontario across the Ottawa river from Quebec)
2
n
a river in southeastern Canada that flows along the boundary between Quebec and Ontario to the Saint Lawrence River near Montreal
3
n
a member of the Algonquian people of southern Ontario
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Ottawa
1

n the capital of Canada (located in southeastern Ontario across the Ottawa river from Quebec)

Synonyms:
Canadian capital, capital of Canada
Example of:
national capital
the capital city of a nation
2

n a river in southeastern Canada that flows along the boundary between Quebec and Ontario to the Saint Lawrence River near Montreal

Synonyms:
Ottawa river, Outaouais
Example of:
river
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
3

n a member of the Algonquian people of southern Ontario

Type of:
Algonquian, Algonquin
a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast
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