[ot-uh-wuh] 
) -wa for 5. | 1. | a city in and the capital of Canada, in SE Ontario. 304,462. |
| 2. | a river in SE Canada, flowing SE along the boundary between Ontario and Quebec into the St. Lawrence at Montreal. 685 mi. (1105 km) long. |
| 3. | a city in NE Illinois, SW of Chicago. 18,166. |
| 4. | a town in E Kansas. 11,016. |
| 5. | a member of a tribe of Algonquian Indians of Canada, forced into the Lake Superior and Lake Michigan regions by the Iroquois confederacy. |
| 6. | the Ojibwa language as used by the Ottawa Indians. |
[kan-uh-duh] | a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 29,123,194; 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Capital: Ottawa. |
| Ot·ta·wa 1 (ŏt'ə-wə, -wä', -wô') n. pl. Ottawa or Ot·ta·was
[Ojibwa odaawaa.] |
| Ot·ta·wa 2 (ŏt'ə-wə) The capital of Canada, in southeast Ontario at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau Canal. It was founded as Bytown during the construction of the Rideau Canal and renamed Ottawa in 1854. Victoria chose it as the capital of the United Provinces of Canada in 1858. In 1867 it became the capital of the newly formed confederation. Population: 840,000. |
Nation in northern North America, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Pacific Ocean and Alaska to the west, and the United States to the south. Its capital is Ottawa, and its largest city is Toronto. In area, Canada is the second largest nation in the world, behind Russia.
Note: A French explorer founded Quebec in 1608.
Note: It is an ally of the United States, though conflict has arisen over environmental and trade issues. Each country is the other's leading partner in world trade (see North American Free Trade Agreement).
Note: The border between Canada and the United States is the longest unguarded border in the world.
Note: Canada has experienced recurring tension arising from a separatist movement in French-speaking Quebec province. In 1995, separatists were narrowly defeated in a referendum.