Definitions
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- proper noun An
Algonquian people closely related to theOjibwe ; also spelt Ottowa. - proper noun The Ottawa dialect of
Ojibwe ; also spelt Odawa orOdaawaa . - proper noun The
capital ofCanada , located in the province ofOntario . - proper noun by synecdoche The
government ofCanada . - proper noun A river flowing SE between
Ontario andQuebec into the St. Lawrence River. - proper noun A city in Illinois.
- proper noun A town in Ohio.
- noun A member of the Ottawa people.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a member of the Algonquian people of southern Ontario
- noun the capital of Canada (located in southeastern Ontario across the Ottawa river from Quebec)
- noun a river in southeastern Canada that flows along the boundary between Quebec and Ontario to the Saint Lawrence River near Montreal
Etymologies
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Examples
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OTTAWA - A married Ottawa psychiatrist continued to have unprotected sex in his office with a homosexual patient even after the patient told the doctor he was HIV-positive, court heard yesterday.
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OTTAWA - Momin Khawaja secretly used his Department of Foreign Affairs e-mail account to plot the mass murder of hundreds of Britons in the name of radical Islam, court heard on the opening day of the Ottawa man's landmark terror trial.
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OTTAWA - It may be the most sought-after ticket in Ottawa, but when Republican presidential hopeful John McCain addresses a sold-out luncheon tomorrow, it will be hard to find a Conservative politician in the crowd.
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OTTAWA - It may be the most sought-after ticket in Ottawa, but when Republican presidential hopeful John McCain addresses a sold-out luncheon tomorrow, it will be hard to find a Conservative politician in the crowd.
Prime Minister's Office Cautions Tory MPs and Staff To Avoid John McCain Luncheon
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OTTAWA - Momin Khawaja secretly used his Department of Foreign Affairs e-mail account to plot the mass murder of hundreds of Britons in the name of radical Islam, court heard on the opening day of the Ottawa man's landmark terror trial.
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OTTAWA - There is no way Canada will be able to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by 2011, Conservative and Liberal senators said Wednesday... posted by Mark, Ottawa at 3:27 PM
Afstan report by Senate Committee on National Security and Defence
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ANDREW THOMPSON, "OTTAWA CITIZEN": Tonight, Nancy, she ` s still in custody, in jail here in Ottawa.
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TORONTO/OTTAWA Reuters - Foreign investors face a long wait before Canada opens up its telecommunications sector as Ottawa eyes a possible election this year and battles the industry's regulator.
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TORONTO/OTTAWA Reuters - Foreign investors face a long wait before Canada opens up its telecommunications sector as Ottawa eyes a possible election this year and battles the industry's regulator.
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OTTAWA - A Transportation Safety Board investigation is under way after a commuter plane on its way into Ottawa from Washington Dulles airport skidded off a runway Wednesday afternoon.
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