I. ˈäd.əwə, ˈätə- noun
( plural ottawa or ottawas )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: French Outouan, of Algonquian origin; akin to Ojibwa atâwe to trade, Cree atâweu trader
1.
a. : an Algonquian people of southern Ontario, Canada, and Michigan
b. : a member of such people
2. : a dialect of Ojibwa
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
: of or from Ottawa, the capital of Canada : of the kind or style prevalent in Ottawa