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.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
By the Ottawas I am called "Little Crane."
From Time Magazine Archive
The194 Ottawas had no political connection with the Wyandots, who speak a language radically distinct.
From The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Francis Parkman
In his company were his servant and several Hurons who had come to trade with the Ottawas.
From Stories of the Badger State by Reuben Gold Thwaites
The Ottawas, to the number of two hundred and fifty warriors, lived at the settlement of L’Arbre Croche, on the shores of Lake Michigan, some distance west of the fort.
From The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Francis Parkman
