Ottawa
noun
a city in and the capital of Canada, in southeastern Ontario.
Ottawas
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pluralof Ottawa.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The French, aided by the Potawotomis, Ottawas, Shawnees, and Delawares, ambushed the fifteen hundred British soldiers and Virginia militia who marched to the fort.
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By the Ottawas I am called "Little Crane."
From Time Magazine Archive
The fort was still watched closely by the Ottawas and Ojibwas, who almost daily assailed it with petty attacks.
From The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Francis Parkman
Minutes of Proceedings at a Congress with Pontiac and Chiefs of the Ottawas, Pottawattamies, Hurons, and Chippewais; begun at Oswego, Tuesday, July 23, 1766.
From The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Francis Parkman
On the morning after their arrival, the Ojibwa chiefs invited the principal men of the Ottawas to hold a council with them, in a building within the fort.
From The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Francis Parkman
