a member of a Native American people living in a region west of Lake Superior
2.
the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family
Also: Chippewa
Ojibwa in American English
(ouˈdʒɪbwei, -wə)
nounWord forms: plural-was or esp collectively -wa
1.
a member of a large Native American tribe found in Canada and the U.S., principally in the region around Lakes Huron and Superior but extending as far west as Saskatchewan and North Dakota
2.
an Algonquian language used by the Ojibwa, Algonquin, and Ottawa tribes
Also: Ojibway. Also called: Chippewa
Word origin
[1690–1700, Amer.; ‹ Ojibwa očipwe⋅, orig. the name of a single local group]