Ojibwe

[ oh-jib-wey, -wuh ]

noun

, plural O·jib·wes, (especially collectively) O·jib·we

1. a member of a large tribe of North American Indians found in Canada and the United States, principally in the region around Lakes Huron and Superior but extending as far west as Saskatchewan and North Dakota.
2. Also called O·jib·wem·o·win [oh-jib-wem-, uh, -, wen, oh-jib-, wem, -, uh, -wen]. an Algonquian language used by the Ojibwe, Algonquin, and Ottawa peoples.

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ojibwe¹

An Americanism dating back to 1665–75; from Ojibwe očipwe·, a self-designation of uncertain meaning]

Example Sentences

I grew up in North Dakota around Dakota and Ojibwe people, and also small-town people in Wahpeton.

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