noun
or ojib·way ōˈjibˌwā
( plural ojibwa or ojibwas or ojibway or ojibways )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Ojibwa ojib-ubway moccasin with a puckered seam (such as the Ojibwa traditionally wore), literally, to roast till puckered up
1.
a. : an Indian people of the region around Lake Superior and westward
b. : a member of such people
2. : an Algonquian language of the Ojibwa, Salteaux, Ottawa, and Algonkian peoples — called also Chippewa