Ottawas

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Ot·ta·wa 1

O0149500 (ŏt′ə-wə, -wä′, -wô′)n. pl. Ottawa or Ot·ta·was 1. A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting the northern shore of Lake Huron, with later settlements throughout the upper Great Lakes region. Present-day Ottawa populations are located mainly in southern Ontario, northern Michigan, and Oklahoma.2. The dialect of Ojibwa spoken by the Ottawa.
[Ojibwa odaawaa.]

Ot·ta·wa 2

O0149500 (ŏt′ə-wə) The capital of Canada, in southeast Ontario at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau Canal. It was founded as Bytown during the construction of the Rideau Canal and renamed Ottawa in 1855. Queen Victoria chose it as the capital of the Province of Canada in 1857. In 1867 it became the capital of the new Dominion of Canada.