Ottawa
a city in and the capital of Canada, in southeastern Ontario.
a river in southeastern Canada, flowing southeast along the boundary between Ontario and Quebec into the St. Lawrence River at Montreal. 685 miles (1,105 kilometers) long.
a city in northeastern Illinois, southwest of Chicago.
a town in eastern Kansas.
Also called Od·a·wa [od-uh-wuh] /ˈɒd ə wə/ . a member of a tribe of Algonquian people of Canada, forced into the Lake Superior and Lake Michigan regions by the Iroquois confederacy.
Also called Od·a·wa . the Ojibwe language as used by the Ottawa.
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Before they added Reilly from Ottawa, they were so short-handed that they needed to claim 6-foot-6 Jarred Tinordi off waivers from Nashville.
The Bruins Took A Bet On Their Young Defensemen — And Had To Scramble When It Didn’t Work Out | Marisa Ingemi | May 19, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightLast year, the company opened an R&D warehouse in Ottawa, Canada to further test fulfillment technology, and expanded its warehouses.
Cheat Sheet: Shopify’s revenues more than doubled, but the return to normal is coming | Erika Wheless | April 28, 2021 | DigidayOttawa’s Marcus Hogberg is, statistically, the worst netminder in the league.
The NHL’s Canadian teams are scoring a lot. Like, a lot, a lot. | Neil Greenberg | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostWorking at Carleton University in Ottawa, she studies how animal nervous systems.
Ogre-faced spiders listen closely to snatch bugs from the air | Curtis Segarra | November 30, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThe same weekend Harrigan’s account went down, Ivonne Sanchez, who runs a permanent makeup clinic in Ottawa, found her ads were blocked too, for what Facebook said was a “policy violation.”
Other Western cities have been attacked as well, including Madrid, London, Brussels and Ottawa.
Why’s Al Qaeda So Strong? Washington Has (Literally) No idea | Bruce Riedel | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBy 1931, Karsh had returned to Ottawa and opened his own studio.
The Man Who Photographed the 20th Century’s Greatest Icons | Chantel Tattoli | December 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Queen first attended Chogm in Ottawa, Canada, in 1973 – missing the first one in 1971 – and has been at every summit since.
The New Royal Job Share! Charles Attends Parliament Opening For First Tme in 17 Years | Tom Sykes | May 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 33-year-old made several trips from his home in Ottawa to the U.K.
One-Eyed Terror Leader’s Government Connections | Eli Lake, Jamie Dettmer | January 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe royal couple are currently in Ottawa, and tomorrow will set out for Nunavut, in Iqaluit, which sounds very far north indeed.
Champlain limits this appellation to the tribes that dwell upon the Ottawa.
British Columbia sends three senators and seven members to the lower house of the federal parliament, which sits at Ottawa.
You will notice that Parliamentary phrases stick in my vocabulary after a visit to Ottawa.
The Red Cow and Her Friends | Peter McArthurShe also announces that she is food controller for her family and doesn't care a "woof" for regulations that are made at Ottawa.
The Red Cow and Her Friends | Peter McArthurThe delegates proceeded afterwards to Ottawa and Toronto, where similar festive gatherings took place.
History of Prince Edward Island | Duncan Campbell
British Dictionary definitions for Ottawa
/ (ˈɒtəwə) /
the capital of Canada, in E Ontario on the Ottawa River: name changed from Bytown to Ottawa in 1854. Pop: 774 072 (2001)
a river in central Canada, rising in W Quebec and flowing west, then southeast to join the St Lawrence River as its chief tributary at Montreal; forms the border between Quebec and Ontario for most of its length. Length: 1120 km (696 miles)
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Cultural definitions for Ottawa
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