Ojibwa
of or relating to the Ojibwe or their language.
Origin of Ojibwa
1- Also called Chippewa1, Anishinaabe.
- Also Ojibway.
Words Nearby Ojibwa
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How to use Ojibwa in a sentence
They had heard that eight hundred more Ojibwa Indians were on their way to increase the forces of Pontiac.
Four American Indians | Edson L. WhitneyThe Pembina River took its name from anepeminan, the Ojibwa term for the shrub we call highbush cranberry.
South from Hudson Bay | E. C. [Ethel Claire] BrillThe latter replied briefly in the same tongue, then darted out of the door, the Ojibwa after him.
South from Hudson Bay | E. C. [Ethel Claire] BrillOne of the men shouted a greeting in Ojibwa, they turned their boat in to shore, jumped out, and engaged him in talk.
South from Hudson Bay | E. C. [Ethel Claire] BrillThe Ojibwa being a skilful hunter whose goodwill was worth retaining, he was supplied with another outfit.
South from Hudson Bay | E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
British Dictionary definitions for Ojibwa
/ (əʊˈdʒɪbwə) /
plural -was or -wa a member of a North American Indian people living in a region west of Lake Superior
the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family
- Also: Chippewa
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