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Ojibwa

American  
[oh-jib-wey, -wuh] / oʊˈdʒɪb weɪ, -wə /

noun

Ojibwas plural
  1. Ojibwe.


adjective

  1. of or relating to the Ojibwe or their language.

Ojibwa British  
/ əʊˈdʒɪbwə /

noun

  1. a member of a North American Indian people living in a region west of Lake Superior

  2. the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Ojibwa

See Ojibwe ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Tribal offices were closed Friday, the day of the funeral, along with Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2021

Indigenous crafts are available in several locations, including at the Museum of Ojibwa Culture shop in St. Ignace.

From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2021

European immigrants settled in Ottertail in the 19th century on land that was home to Dakota and Ojibwa tribes.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2020

In 1993, she was finally signed to a record label and changed her name to Shania, which she says is an Ojibwa word for “on my way”.

From The Guardian • Apr. 22, 2018

Although his grandfather had been French, he was raised and considered himself Ojibwa and kept the rules of his mother’s dodem or clan, the catfish clan.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

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