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Ottawa

/ɔ.ta.wa/

proper noun/ɔ.ta.wa/

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

Synonyms: Région de la capitale nationale, RCN, Ottawa-Hull, Ottawa-Gatineau

Related: Ottawa-Hull, Ottawa-Gatineau, Méga-Ottawa

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