OJIBWA


Meaning of OJIBWA in English

n.

Variant: or Ojib · way or Ojib · we

Pronunciation: ō - ' jib-( ˌ )w ā

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural Ojibwa or Ojibwas or Ojibway or Ojibways or Ojibwe or Ojibwes

Etymology: Ojibwa o č ipwe · , an Ojibwa band

Date: 1700

1 : a member of an American Indian people of the region around Lake Superior and westward

2 : an Algonquian language of the Ojibwa people

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.