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Ojibwa
[ oh-jib-wey, -wuh ]
adjective
- of or relating to the Ojibwe or their language.
Ojibwa
/ əʊˈdʒɪbwə /
noun
- -was-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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Ojibwa1
See Ojibwe ( def )
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Example Sentences
They had heard that eight hundred more Ojibwa Indians were on their way to increase the forces of Pontiac.
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The Pembina River took its name from anepeminan, the Ojibwa term for the shrub we call highbush cranberry.
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The latter replied briefly in the same tongue, then darted out of the door, the Ojibwa after him.
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One of the men shouted a greeting in Ojibwa, they turned their boat in to shore, jumped out, and engaged him in talk.
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The Ojibwa being a skilful hunter whose goodwill was worth retaining, he was supplied with another outfit.
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